Doublespot grubfish (Parapercis diplospilus)

Scientific name: Parapercis diplospilus Gomon, 1981

The Doublespot grubfish (Parapercis diplospilus) is a marine fish of the family Pinguipedidae. Native range: Indo-West Pacific, western Australia and the Indo-Australian archipelago. Also recorded from the Philippines.

Biology

Dorsal spines (total): 5; Dorsal soft rays (total): 20-24; Anal spines: 1; Anal soft rays: 16 - 20. Edges of scales of upper two-fifths of body dark brown, the centres pale. Upper part of body with 8 V-shaped dark bars faintly visible, becoming darker at the lower part of each V. A row of large dark brown spots on lower side of body. Two prominent oval black spots, one above the other, basally in caudal fin. Posterior margin of preopercle and opercle strongly serrate. Cheek scales ctenoid. Body elongate, its depth 5.7 to 6.9 SL (Ref 42740).

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Parapercis diplospilus
Family
Pinguipedidae (Sandperches)
Order
Perciformes (Perch-like fish)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
9.5
Depth range
35 m (115 ft)
Environment
Marine; demersal; depth range ? - 35 m
Climate
Tropical
Distribution
Indo-West Pacific: western Australia and the Indo-Australian archipelago. Also recorded from the Philippines.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Resilience
High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (Preliminary K or Fecundity.)

Sources

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

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