Threespine grubfish
| Threespine grubfish | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Trachiniformes |
| Family: | Pinguipedidae |
| Genus: | Simipercis |
| Species: | S. trispinosa
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| Binomial name | |
| Simipercis trispinosa | |
The threespine grubfish (Simipercis trispinosa) is the only species in the monotypic genus Simipercis, part of the family Pinguipedidae.[1] The species is endemic to waters off eastern Australia from Swain Reefs, Queensland, to Broken Bay, New South Wales.[2] It is distinguished from other sandperch by having three spines in the dorsal fin.[3]
References
- ^ Nicolas Bailly, ed. (2009). "Simipercis trispinosa Johnson & Randall, 2006". FishBase. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 19 June 2018.
{{cite web}}: More than one of editor-name-list parameters specified (help) - ^ Dianne J Bray. "Simipercis". Fishes of Australia. Museums Victoria. Retrieved 20 June 2018.
- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2018). "Simpercis trispinosa" in FishBase. February 2018 version.