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''Parapercis robinsoni'', the smallscale grubfish, is a species of fish in the sandperch family, Pinguipedidae. It is found in the western Indian Ocean, from the Red Sea to South Africa and north to Pakistan.


Description

''Parapercis robinsoni'' can reach a total length of .


Etymology

The fish is named in honour of
John Benjamin Romer Robinson John is a common English name and surname: * John (given name) * John (surname) John may also refer to: New Testament Works * Gospel of John, a title often shortened to John * First Epistle of John, often shortened to 1 John * Second E ...
(1869–1949), a South African attorney and businessman.


References

*Heemstra, P.C., 1986. Mugiloididae. p. 739-741. In M.M. Smith and P.C. Heemstra (eds.) Smiths' sea fishes. Springer-Verlag, Berlin. Pinguipedidae Taxa named by Henry Weed Fowler Fish described in 1929 Fish of the Indian Ocean {{Perciformes-stub