Life Science Identifier (LSID):

urn:lsid:biodiversity.org.au:afd.taxon:1f8b27cc-bc41-4211-b84f-8d8c74e19246

LSIDs are persistent, location-independent,resource identifiers for uniquely naming biologically significant resources including species names, concepts, occurrences, genes or proteins, or data objects that encode information about them. To put it simply, LSIDs are a way to identify and locate pieces of biological information on the web.

Data Links

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WMS

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http://biocache.ala.org.au/ws/ogc/ows?q=species:Parma microlepis
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Species presence: Recorded In Australia; Marine Habitats

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Source: Australian National Fish Collection Images
Image by: B. Hutchins, Western Australian Museum
Rights: B. Hutchins, Western Australian Museum

Online resources

Atlas of Life in the Coastal Wilderness - Sightings: Images, Occurrence record
Australian National Fish Collection Images: Authoritative image
Encyclopedia of Life: Description, Images
OZ Animals
Reef Life Survey Images: Images, Occurrence record
Seafood Services Australia: CAAB Code, Author

Species Lists

RLS profile v3: Max_size: 200 mm; Abundance: 8.996; Range: 188.599; IUCN_Threat_status: Not assessed; Habitat: Exposed reef; Depth: 0–30 m; Invasive: Not known to be invasive; Frequency: 44.517; Threats: No major threats to this species are known; Common_Name: White-ear;; Distribution: Port Phillip Bay, Vic, to Byron Bay, NSW, and south to Maria I, Tas.; Description: The white-ear gets its name from the characteristic white patch at the back of the head, which contrasts with the dark body; this patch is present even during the colourful juvenile phase. Males become very aggressive during the breeding season, when they usually develop additional light-coloured patches on the head; Commercial_Uses: None, other than trivial captures for aquarium trade

Images

Atlas of Life in the Coastal Wilderness - Sightings

Names and sources

Accepted name	Source
Parma microlepis	Australian Faunal Directory

Synonyms

Synonyms	Source
Parma squamipinnis Günther, 1862	Australian Faunal Directory
Published in: Günther, A. 1862. Catalogue of the Fishes in the British Museum. Catalogue of the Acanthopterygii Pharyngognathi and Anacanthini in the collection of the British Museum London : British Museum Vol. 4 pp. 534 pp.
Glyphidodon (Parma) australis Steindachner, 1867	Australian Faunal Directory
Published in: Steindachner, F. 1867. Ichthyologische Notizen (6) 2. Zur Fischfauna von Port Jackson. Sber. Akad. Wiss. Wien. Vol. 56 (1) pp. 320-335 fig. 1

Common Names

Common name	Source
White-ear Is this a preferred common name for this species? YES \| NO	Seafood Services Australia Port Phillip Marine Life OZ Animals Catalogue of Life: 2012 Annual Checklist Australian Faunal Directory Codes for Australian Aquatic Biota
White-ear Scalyfin Is this a preferred common name for this species? YES \| NO	Encyclopedia of Life Catalogue of Life: 2012 Annual Checklist Australian Faunal Directory
Scalyfin Is this a preferred common name for this species? YES \| NO	Catalogue of Life: 2012 Annual Checklist
White Ear Is this a preferred common name for this species? YES \| NO	Australian Faunal Directory
White Ear Scalyfin Is this a preferred common name for this species? YES \| NO	Australian Faunal Directory

Working classification

kingdom: ANIMALIA

Occurrence records

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Name references found in the Biodiversity Heritage Library

Name references found in the TROVE - NLA

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Parma microlepis Günther, 1862

White-ear