Species Parapercis tetracanthus (Lacépède, 1801)

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External Links

• Labrus tetracanthus Lacépède, B.G. 1801. Histoire Naturelle des Poissons. Paris : chez Plassan Vol. 3 558 pp. 34 pls. [428, 473] [illustrated wihtout name in Lacépède, B.G. 1800. Histoire Naturelle des Poissons. Paris : chez Plassan Vol. 2 632 pp. 20 pls, [pl. 13(fig. 3)]; derivation of name probably from the Green tessares = four + akantha = thorn; technically a noun, but often treated as an adjective, when Latinized in compound words; we retain the noun ending here; acanthus exists in Latin, but = a thorny plant].

  Type data:

   Holotype MNHP A.3109, no locality specified.

 

Generic Combinations

• Parapercis tetracanthus (Lacépède, 1801). —
  Cantwell, G.E. 1964. A revision of the genus Parapercis, family Mugiloididae. Pacific Science 18(3): 239-280 [271] (changed combination, as tetracantha)

 

Miscellaneous Literature Names

• Parapercis tetracantha (Lacépède, 1801). —
  Cantwell, G.E. 1964. A revision of the genus Parapercis, family Mugiloididae. Pacific Science 18(3): 239-280 [271] (alternative spelling of species name in common usage)

 

Distribution

Extra Distribution Information

Tropical, Indo-west Pacific

IBRA and IMCRA regions

IMCRA

Christmas Island Province (23)

Ecological Descriptors

Coral reef, rubble bottom, sand bottom marine.

Extra Ecological Information

12-25 m

 

Common Name References

Allen, G.R., Steene, R.C. & Orchard, M. 2007. Fishes of Christmas Island. Christmas Island : Christmas Island Natural History Association 2 edn, 284 pp. [201] (Black-banded Grubfish)

Allen, G.R. & Erdmann, M.V. 2012. Reef fishes of the East Indies. Perth : Tropical Reef Research 3 vols, 1260 pp. (Reticulated Sandperch)

 

History of changes

Published	As part of group	Action Date	Action Type	Compiler(s)
31-Jul-2018	PINGUIPEDIDAE	28-Jun-2018	MODIFIED	Dr Doug Hoese Dr Matthew Lockett
	TRACHINOIDEI	13-Aug-2015	ADDED	Dr Dianne Bray (NMV) Dr Doug Hoese (AM) Dr Matthew Lockett (AM)