Parapercis ramsayi

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Parapercis ramsayi, the spotted grubfish, is a species of ray-finned fish in the sandperch family, Pinguipedidae. It is found in the eastern Indian Ocean around southern Western Australia and South Australia.

Description

Parapercis ramsayi reaches a total length of {{convert|10.0|cm|in|abbr=on}}.{{FishBase |genus= Parapercis|species= ramsayi| month = February | year = 2018}}

Etymology

The fish is named almost certainly in honour of zoologist Edward Pierson Ramsay (1842-1916), the Curator of the Australian Museum.{{cite web | url = http://www.etyfish.org/uranoscopiformes/ | title = Order URANOSCOPIFORMES: PINGUIPEDIDAE, CHEIMARRICHTHYIDAE, AMMODYTIDAE and URANOSCOPIDAE | access-date= 9 March 2022 | author1 = Christopher Scharpf | author2 = Kenneth J. Lazara | name-list-style = amp | work = The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database | publisher = Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara | date = 22 September 2018}}

References

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  • May, J.L. and J.G.H. Maxwell, 1986. Trawl fish from temperate waters of Australia. CSIRO Division of Fisheries Research, Tasmania. 492 p.
  • [https://fishesofaustralia.net.au/home/species/752 Spotted Grubfish, Parapercis ramsayi (Steindachner 1883) @ fishesofaustralia.net.au]

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ramsayi

Category:Marine fish of Southern Australia

Category:Taxa named by Franz Steindachner

Category:Fish described in 1883

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