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Randall & Bogorodsky, 2016
This species is named for the type locality, the Egyptian dive-resort city of Sharm el Sheikh near
the southern end of the Sinai Peninsula, and the gateway to Ras Muhammed National Park. Sharm in Arabic
means narrow passage; the city contains a narrow isthmus between the Gulf of Aqaba and the Gulf of Suez.
Classification: Biota > Animalia (Kingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Vertebrata (Subphylum) > Gnathostomata (Superclass) > Pisces (Superclass) > Actinopteri (Class) > Perciformes (Order) > Percoidei (Suborder) > Pempheridae (Family) > Parapriacanthus (Genus) > Parapriacanthus punctulatus,
(Species)
This species is named for the type locality, the Egyptian dive-resort city of Sharm el Sheikh near
the southern end of the Sinai Peninsula, and the gateway to Ras Muhammed National Park. Sharm in Arabic
means narrow passage; the city contains a narrow isthmus between the Gulf of Aqaba and the Gulf of Suez.
Classification: Biota > Animalia (Kingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Vertebrata (Subphylum) > Gnathostomata (Superclass) > Pisces (Superclass) > Actinopteri (Class) > Perciformes (Order) > Percoidei (Suborder) > Pempheridae (Family) > Parapriacanthus (Genus) > Parapriacanthus punctulatus,
(Species)