| Reference no. | Description | Year | Name Used | Page |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5193 | Shen, S.C. (ed.), 1993. Fishes of Taiwan. Department of Zoology, National Taiwan University, Taipei. 960 p. | 1993 | Parapercis somaliensis | 489;pl.164;fig.9 |
| 47843 | Huang, Z., 2001. Marine species and their distribution in China's seas. p. 404-463. Vertebrata. Smithsonian Institution, Florida, USA. 598 p. | 2001 | Parapercis somaliensis | 445 |
| 55073 | Chen, C.-H., 2004. Checklist of the fishes of Penghu. FRI Special Publication No. 4. 175 p. | 2004 | Parapercis somaliensis | 125 |
| 79876 | Randall, J.E., 2008. Six new sandperches of the genus Parapercis from the Western Pacific, with description of a neotype for P. maculata (bloch and Schneider). The Raffles Bull. Zool. 19:159-178. | 2008 | Parapercis shaoi | 170;fig.15;tab.3 |
| 128868 | Beolens, B., M. Grayson and M. Watkins, 2023. Eponym dictionary of Fishes. Dunbeath, Caithness (Scotland, UK): Whittles Publishing Limited, 1300 p. | 2023 | Parapercis shaoi | 1189 |