Parapercis kamoharai
| Parapercis kamoharai | |
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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. kamoharai
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| Binomial name | |
| Parapercis kamoharai L. P. Schultz, 1966
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Parapercis kamoharai is a fish species in the sandperch family, Pinguipedidae. It is found in Japan, Taiwan and Hong Kong. This species reaches a length of 20.0 cm (7.9 in). [1]
Etymology
The fish is named in honor of ichthyologist Toshiji Kamohara (1901-1972), of the Kochi University.[2]
References
- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Parapercis kamoharai". FishBase. February 2018 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 9 March 2022.
- Masuda, H., K. Amaoka, C. Araga, T. Uyeno and T. Yoshino, 1984. The fishes of the Japanese Archipelago. Vol. 1. Tokai University Press, Tokyo, Japan. 437 p. (text).
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