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Eupercaria/misc (Various families in series Eupercaria)
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Nemipteridae (Threadfin breams, Whiptail breams)
金線魚科 (Threadfin breams, Whiptail breams)
Etymology: Parascolopsis: Greek, para in the side of + Greek, skolos = stake + Greek, ops = appearance (Ref. 45335).
More on authors: Temminck & Schlegel.