''Parapercis dockinsi'' is a

ray-finned fish Actinopterygii (; ), members of which are known as ray-finned fish or actinopterygians, is a class of bony fish that comprise over 50% of living vertebrate species. They are so called because of their lightly built fins made of webbings of sk ...

species in the

sandperch The sandperches are a family, Pinguipedidae, of ray-finned fishes in the percomorph order Labriformes. Sandperches are benthic fish which normally occur over sand or rubble substrates in shallow seas. They are found off the coasts of South Ame ...

family, Pinguipedidae. It is found in the Southeastern Pacific and is believed to be endemic to Juan Fernández Island. This species reaches a length of .

Etymology

The fish is named in honor of zoologist Donald M. Dockins (1930-1975), diver and specimen collector for

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, described as the “intrepid captor of many of the type specimens”.

References

*Rosa, I.L. and R.S. Rosa, 1997. Systematic revision of the South American species of Pinguipedidae (Teleostei, Trachinoidei). Revta Bras. Zool. 14(4):845-865. dockinsi Taxa named by John E. McCosker Fish described in 1971 {{Pinguipedidae-stub