Barred sandperch (Parapercis nebulosa)

Scientific name: Parapercis nebulosa Quoy & Gaimard, 1825

Barred sandperch (Parapercis nebulosa)

The Barred sandperch (Parapercis nebulosa) is a marine fish of the family Pinguipedidae. Native range: Indo-West Pacific, known only from Australian waters. Records from the western Indian Ocean are misidentifications of Parapercis robinsoni.

Biology

Body whitish with 6 large quadrangular brown spots on back (may contain small pale blotches and may be red in fish from deep water) and a second series of 6 similar but more round dark spots on lower side of body. Body not very elongate (depth 4.7 to 6.1 in SL). Head with blue lines extending anteriorly from eye and across interorbital. Spinous portion of dorsal fin black between first and fifth spines (Ref 42740).

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Parapercis nebulosa
Family
Pinguipedidae (Sandperches)
Order
Perciformes (Perch-like fish)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
25.0
Depth range
30 m (98 ft)
Environment
Marine; demersal; depth range ? - 30 m
Climate
Tropical
Distribution
Indo-West Pacific: known only from Australian waters. Records from the western Indian Ocean are misidentifications of Parapercis robinsoni.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Uses
Aquarium: commercial
Resilience
High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (Preliminary K or Fecundity.)

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Sources

Taxonomy, distribution and biology data: FishBase (Froese, R. and D. Pauly, eds.), licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

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