Parapercis binivirgata (Waite, 1904)

Ho, Hsuan-Ching, 2015, Description of a new species and redescriptions of two rare species of Parapercis (Perciformes: Pinguipedidae) from the tropical Pacific Ocean, Zootaxa 3999 (2), pp. 255-271 : 268

Parapercis binivirgata (Waite, 1904)

Neopercis binivirgata Waite, 1904:236 , pl. 25, fig. 3 (type locality: Coogee, New South Wales, 33°55’S, 151°17’E, Australia) Parapercis binivirgata (Waite, 1904) : Cantwell, 1964:252. Johnson & Randall, 2006:58. Johnson, 2008:671. Ho & Johnson, 2013:282. Johnson et al., 2014:496.

Specimens examined. MNHN 2000-1389 (1, 160), 25°10’1”S, 159°52’59”E, Chesterfield, Coral Sea, perch trawl, 280–290 m, 7 Oct. 1986. MNHN 2000-1392 (1, 161), 23°9’0”S, 159°31’1” E, Chesterfield, Coral Sea, perch trawl, 280 m, 11 Oct. 1986. MNHN 2000-1399 (1, 162–182), 22°25’1”S, 159°27’0”E, Chesterfield, Coral Sea, perch trawl, 330–335 m, 13 Oct. 1986. MNHN 2000-1401 (4, 92.7–178), 22°10’19”S, 159°22’8”E, Chesterfield, Coral Sea, perch trawl, 340 m, 12 Oct. 1986. MNHN 2000-1402 (4, 61.3–119.9), 22°10’59”S, 159°24’0”E, Chesterfield, Coral Sea, perch trawl, 345–350 m, 12 Oct. 1986. MNHN 2000-1404 (1, 116.1) and MNHN 2000-1406 (1, 110.4), 22°10’S, 168°9’E, New Caledonia, Coral Sea, 223–300 m, 27 Oct. 1986. MNHN 2000-1405(1, 162), 22°25’1”S, 159°24’0”E, Chesterfield, Coral Sea, perch trawl, 330 m, 13 Oct. 1986. MNHN 2000-1421 (1, 99), 19°52’59”S, 158°39’0”E, Chesterfield, Coral Sea, perch trawl, 370–400 m, 20 Oct. 1986. MNHN 2000-1423 (1, 124), 22°9’0”S, 159°37’59”E, Chesterfield, Coral Sea, perch trawl, 160–280 m, 10 Oct. 1986. MNHN 2000-5205 (1, 84.0), 19°7’1”S, 163°28’59”E, New Caledonia, Coral Sea, perch trawl, 215 m, 19 Sep. 1985. MNHN 2000-5500 (2, 76.0–78.4), 18°59’31”S, 163°25’1”E, New Caledonia, Coral Sea, 320 m, 19 Sep. 1985. MNHN 2002-3155 (3, 61.5–81.7), 18°58’59”S, 163°25’1”E, New Caledonia, Coral Sea, perch trawl, 320 m, 19 Sep. 1985. MNHN 2003- 1131 (1, 67.8), 23°40’5”S, 168°15’0”E, Norfolk Ridge, New Caledonia, Coral Sea, perch trawl, 389–404 m, 12 Aug. 1999.

Remarks. Parapercis binivirgata is the only species in the genus with 13 transverse bars on the upper body. All specimens examined were collected by perch trawl from depths of 215–404 m, indicating this is one of the deepest living species of the genus. Johnson et al. (2014) recently provided detailed data to compare this species with their new species P. nigrodosalis .