Simipercis trispinosa Johnson & Randall 2006


Other Names: Threespine Grubfish

Threespine Grubfish, Simipercis trispinosa. Source: Ken Graham / NSW Fisheries. License: All rights reserved

Summary:
A moderately compressed grubfish with three dorsal-fin spines.

Cite this page as:
Dianne J. Bray, Simipercis trispinosa in Fishes of Australia, accessed 30 Mar 2024, https://fishesofaustralia.net.au/home/species/1306

Simipercis trispinosa Johnson & Randall 2006

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Distribution

Endemic to eastern Australia from Swain Reefs, QLD (22°24'S) to off Sydney, NSW (33°40'S).

Features

Vertebrae 30-31 (10 + 20-21).
Head and body moderately compressed (body width 1.3- 1.55 in depth in adults); 3 dorsal-fin spines; a low naked fleshy nuchal crest; dorsal angle of opercular bone broad, not forming a distinct exposed, pointed spine; vomer and palatines edentate; subopercle and preopercle entire; scales including those on head and pelvic region large and ctenoid; interorbital with a single row of large scales, extending to, or just beyond anterior margin of eye; suborbital scales reaching a vertical between anterior margin of pupil and anterior margin of eye.

Etymology

Simipercis is from the Latin 'similis', for similar or like, in reference to the pinguipedid genus Percis Bloch and Schneider, 1801 (the latter being preoccupied by the agonid genus Percis Scopoli, 1777). The specific name trispinosa if from the Latin 'tres' for three, and 'spina' for thorn or spine, in reference to the 3 dorsal-fin spines, a character state not found in any other species of Pinguipedidae.

Author

Dianne J. Bray

Simipercis trispinosa Johnson & Randall 2006

References


Johnson, J.W. & J.E. Randall. 2006. Simipercis trispinosa, a new genus and species of sandperch (Perciformes: Pinguipedidae) from eastern Australia. Mem. Mus. Victoria 63(1): 57-64. 

Quick Facts


CAAB Code:37390027

Depth:50-170 m

Habitat:Bottom dweller

Max Size:13.5 cm SL

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