Taxonavigation

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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 moki

Name

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Parapercis moki H.-C. Ho & Johnson, 2013

  • Type locality: Chong-Chou, Kaohsiung, southwestern Taiwan, northern South China Sea.
  • Etymology: The specific name is a patronym and honors Professor Hin-Kiu Mok, National Sun Ye-San University, in recognition of his numerous contributions to fish studies and for providing the holotype for this study.
  • Distribution. Known from southwestern Taiwan off Chong-chou and Ke-tzu-liao, Kaohsiung. Depth assumed not more than 100 m. It likely inhabits shallow waters in the southeastern Taiwan Strait.

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Vernacular names

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English: Mok’s sandperch