Western blue devil

Short description: Species of fish

Western blue devil

Western blue devil Paraplesiops sinclairi
Scientific classification
Kingdom:  | Animalia
Phylum:  | Chordata
Class:  | Actinopterygii
Family:  | Plesiopidae
Genus:  | Paraplesiops
Species:  |

P. sinclairi

Binomial name
Paraplesiops sinclairi

Hutchins, 1987

The western blue devil (Paraplesiops sinclairi) is a species of fish in the longfin family Plesiopidae endemic to Western Australia.[1] The fish is found in rocky reef habitats in the coastal, inshore waters of southwestern Western Australia, from the Recherche Archipelago to Lancelin.[1] The specific name was coined as a memorial to the ichthyologist Nicholas Sinclair of the Australian Museum who was involved in the collection of the type specimens.[2]

## References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Hutchins, J.B. (1987). "Description of a new plesiopid fish from south-western Australia, with a discussion of zoogeography of Paraplesiops.". Records of the Western Australian Museum 13 (2): 231–240.
2. ↑ "Subseries OVALENTARIA: Incertae sedis". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara. 29 March 2018. http://www.etyfish.org/ovalentaria/.

Wikidata ☰ Q2253613 entry

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