Parapercis shaoi
Species of ray-finned fish
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Parapercis shaoi is a ray-finned fish species in the sandperch family, Pinguipedidae. It is found in Taiwan.[1] This species reaches a length of 15.3 cm (6.0 in).[2]
| Parapercis shaoi | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Labriformes |
| Family: | Pinguipedidae |
| Genus: | Parapercis |
| Species: | P. shaoi |
| Binomial name | |
| Parapercis shaoi J. E. Randall, 2008 | |
Etymology
The fish is named in honor of ichthyologist and marine ecologist Kwang-Tsao Shao (b. 1951), of the Biodiversity Research Center, Academia Sinica, Taiwan, who collected the first type specimen from Taiwan in 1975.[3]
