Parascolopsis baranesi
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| Parascolopsis baranesi | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Acanthuriformes |
| Family: | Nemipteridae |
| Genus: | Parascolopsis |
| Species: | P. baranesi |
| Binomial name | |
| Parascolopsis baranesi B. C. Russell & Golani, 1993 | |
Parascolopsis baranesi, also known as Baranes's dwarf monocle bream, is a species of marine ray-finned fish belonging to the family Nemipteridae, the threadfin breams. This fish is endemic to the Gulf of Aqaba in the western Indian Ocean.
Parascolopsis baranesi was first formally described in 1993 by Barry C. Russell and Daniel Golani with its type locality given as Eilat in Israel.[2] This species is very similar to P. boesemani and the two may prove to be conspecific.[3] The 5th edition of Fishes of the World classifies the genus Parascolopsis within the family Nemipteridae which it places in the order Spariformes.[4]
Etymology
The specific name honours Albert (Avi) Baranes, the Director of the Interuniversity Institute for Marine Sciences in Eilat, Israel, who made it possible to collect this species in the Gulf of Aqaba.[5]