Parapercis altipinnis

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Trachinoidei

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Megaclassis: Osteichthyes Superclassis/Classis: Actinopterygii Classis/Subclassis: Actinopteri Subclassis/Infraclassis: Neopterygii Infraclassis: Teleostei Megacohors: Osteoglossocephalai Supercohors: Clupeocephala Cohors: Euteleosteomorpha Subcohors: Neoteleostei Infracohors: Eurypterygia Sectio: Ctenosquamata Subsectio: Acanthomorphata Divisio/Superordo: Acanthopterygii Subdivisio: Percomorphaceae Series: Eupercaria Ordo: Perciformes Subordo: Trachinoidei

Familia: Pinguipedidae
Genus: Parapercis
Species: Parapercis altipinnis

Name

• Parapercis altipinnis Ho & van Haden, 2017: 564

Holotype: NMMB-P26107, 50.3 mm SL.

Type locality: “Cebu, the Philippines, ca. 55–65 m.”

• Etymology: Named for its extremely high first dorsal fin.

References

Primary references

• Ho, H-C. & van Haden, M. 2017. A new species of the sandperch genus Parapercis from the Philippines (Perciformes: Pinguipedidae). Zootaxa 4341(4): 563–569. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4341.4.7. Full article (PDF) Reference page. 

Vernacular names

English: Karen's Sandperch