Parapercis maritzi
| Parapercis maritzi | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Trachiniformes |
| Family: | Pinguipedidae |
| Genus: | Parapercis |
| Species: | P. maritzi
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| Binomial name | |
| Parapercis maritzi M. E. Anderson, 1992
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Parapercis maritzi is a fish species in the sandperch family, Pinguipedidae. It is found in South African part of the Indian Ocean.[1] This species can reach a length of 11.4 centimetres (4.5 in) TL. [2]
Etymology
The fish is named in honor of Willie Maritz, the Curator of the East London Aquarium in South Africa.[3]
References
- ^ Anderson, M.E., 1992. A new sandperch, Parapercis maritzi (Teleostei: Pinguipedidae), from South Africa. S. Afr. J. Zool. 27(4):151-155.
- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Parapercis maritzi". FishBase. June 2013 version.
- ^ Christopher Scharpf & Kenneth J. Lazara (22 September 2018). "Order URANOSCOPIFORMES: PINGUIPEDIDAE, CHEIMARRICHTHYIDAE, AMMODYTIDAE and URANOSCOPIDAE". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara. Retrieved 13 March 2022.
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