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| name = Yellow weaver |
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| image = Parapercis_gilliesii_(Yellow_weaver).gif |
| image = Parapercis_gilliesii_(Yellow_weaver).gif |
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| image_caption = Drawing by Dr Tony Ayling |
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Drawing by Dr Tony Ayling |
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| phylum = [[Chordate|Chordata]] |
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| binomial_authority = Hutton, 1879 |
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The '''yellow weaver''' |
The '''yellow weaver''', ''Parapercis gilliesii'', is a [[sandperch]] of the genus [[Parapercis]] found only around [[New Zealand]], at depths of 100 to 200 metres on the [[continental shelf]]. Its length is 15 to 30 [[centimetre|cm]]. |
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The yellow weaver is similar in shape to the [[blue cod]] but has much larger eyes and is generally smaller. Its colour varies from cream to yellow with a variable pattern of dark grey stripes and splotches. It is sometimes trawled on the continental shelf but is not a common fish. |
The yellow weaver is similar in shape to the [[blue cod]] but has much larger eyes and is generally smaller. Its colour varies from cream to yellow with a variable pattern of dark grey stripes and splotches. It is sometimes trawled on the continental shelf but is not a common fish. |
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* {{ITIS|ID=170970|taxon=Parapercis gilliesii|year=2006|date=18 April}} |
* {{ITIS|ID=170970|taxon=Parapercis gilliesii|year=2006|date=18 April}} |
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* {{FishBase_species|genus= Parapercis |species= gilliesii |year= 2005 |month= 10}} |
* {{FishBase_species|genus= Parapercis |species= gilliesii |year= 2005 |month= 10}} |
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*Tony Ayling & Geoffrey Cox, ''Collins Guide to the Sea Fishes of New Zealand'', (William Collins Publishers Ltd, Auckland, New Zealand [[1982]]) ISBN 0-00-216987-8 |
* Tony Ayling & Geoffrey Cox, ''Collins Guide to the Sea Fishes of New Zealand'', (William Collins Publishers Ltd, Auckland, New Zealand [[1982]]) ISBN 0-00-216987-8 |
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[[Category:Pinguipedidae]] |
[[Category:Pinguipedidae]] |
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The yellow weaver, Parapercis gilliesii, is a sandperch of the genus Parapercis found only around New Zealand, at depths of 100 to 200 metres on the continental shelf. Its length is 15 to 30 cm.
The yellow weaver is similar in shape to the blue cod but has much larger eyes and is generally smaller. Its colour varies from cream to yellow with a variable pattern of dark grey stripes and splotches. It is sometimes trawled on the continental shelf but is not a common fish.
References
- "Parapercis gilliesii". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. 18 April.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|date=and|year=/|date=mismatch (help) - Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2005). "Parapercis gilliesii" in FishBase. 10 2005 version.
- Tony Ayling & Geoffrey Cox, Collins Guide to the Sea Fishes of New Zealand, (William Collins Publishers Ltd, Auckland, New Zealand 1982) ISBN 0-00-216987-8