Threespine grubfish
Species of ray-finned fish
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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]
| Threespine grubfish | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Labriformes |
| Family: | Pinguipedidae |
| Genus: | Simipercis |
| Species: | S. trispinosa |
| Binomial name | |
| Simipercis trispinosa Johnson & Randall, 2006 | |
