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Threespine grubfish

The threespine grubfish is the only species in the monotypic genus Simipercis, part of the family Pinguipedidae. The species is endemic to waters off eastern Australia from Swain Reefs, Queensland, to Broken Bay, New South Wales. It is distinguished from other sandperch by having three spines in the dorsal fin.

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Threespine grubfish
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Labriformes
Family: Pinguipedidae
Genus: Simipercis
Species:
S. trispinosa
Binomial name
Simipercis trispinosa
Johnson & Randall, 2006

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

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References

  1. Bailly N, ed. (2009). "Simipercis trispinosa Johnson & Randall, 2006". FishBase. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 19 June 2018.
  2. Dianne J Bray. "Simipercis". Fishes of Australia. Museums Victoria. Retrieved 20 June 2018.
  3. Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Simpercis trispinosa". FishBase. February 2018 version.