Threespine grubfish

The threespine grubfish (Simipercis trispinosa) is the only species in the monotypic genus Simipercis, part of the family Pinguipedidae.^[1] The species is endemic to waters off eastern Australia from Swain Reefs, Queensland, to Broken Bay, New South Wales.^[2] It is distinguished from other sandperch by having three spines in the dorsal fin.^[3]

Threespine grubfish
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Labriformes
Family:	Pinguipedidae
Genus:	Simipercis
Species:	S. trispinosa
Binomial name
Simipercis trispinosa Johnson & Randall, 2006