Parapercis randalli

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Parapercis randalli is a species of ray-finned fish in the sandperch family, Pinguipedidae. It is found in the north-western Pacific Ocean near southern Taiwan.Ho, H.-C. and K.-T. Shao, 2010. Parapercis randalli, a new sandperch (Pisces: Pinguipedidae) from Southern Taiwan. Zootaxa 2690:59-67.

Description

Parapercis randalli can reach a standard length of {{convert|10.7|cm|in}}.{{Cite web |title=Parapercis randalli |url=https://www.fishbase.se/summary/Parapercis-randalli.html |access-date=2024-04-06 |website=www.fishbase.se}}

Etymology

The fish is named in honor of John E. Randall (1924-2020), of the Bishop Museum in Honolulu.{{cite web | url = http://www.etyfish.org/uranoscopiformes/ | title = Order URANOSCOPIFORMES: PINGUIPEDIDAE, CHEIMARRICHTHYIDAE, AMMODYTIDAE and URANOSCOPIDAE | access-date= 12 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}}

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