title: Redescription of Parapercis punctata (Cuvier, 1829) and status of Neosillago Castelnau, 1875 and its type species Neosillago marmorata Castelnau, 1875 (Perciformes: Pinguipedidae).
abstract: The status of two doubtful fish species is reviewed. Percis punctata Cuvier, 1829 is confirmed to be a valid species of Parapercis Bleeker, 1863 and a senior synonym of Parapercis guezei Fourmanoir, 1966. A redescription of Parapercis punctata is provided, based on four specimens collected from the western Indian Ocean. Examination of the holotype of Neosillago marmorata Castelnau, 1875 revealed that Neosillago is a junior synonym of Parapercis and N. marmorata is a junior synonym of Parapercis nebulosa (Quoy & Gaimard, 1825).
authors.affiliation: National Museum of Marine Biology, Pingtung, Taiwan. Institute of Marine Biodiversity and Evolutionary Biology, National Dong Hwa University, Pingtung, Taiwan.; Email: hohc@nmmba.gov.tw.
authors.forename: Hsuan-Ching
authors.initials: HC
authors.lastname: Ho
mesh_terms: D063147:Animal Distribution; D000825:Animal Structures / Q000033:anatomy & histology; D000818:Animals; D017753:Ecosystem; D005260:Female; D008297:Male; D010473:Perciformes / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000145:classification*