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