Yellow-striped sandperch (Parapercis lutevittata)

Scientific name: Parapercis lutevittata Liao, Cheng & Shao, 2011

The Yellow-striped sandperch (Parapercis lutevittata) is a marine fish of the family Pinguipedidae. Native range: Pacific Ocean, Taiwan, Japan. Known from Tosa Bay, southern Japan, and northern and southern Taiwan. It could be also distributed to Vietnam (Prokofiev, 2008).

Biology

Dorsal spines (total): 4 - 6; Dorsal soft rays (total): 23-24; Anal spines: 1; Anal soft rays: 19 - 21. Greatest body depth 4.6?5.9 in SL; head length 3.5? 3.9 in SL; orbit diameter 3.0?3.9 in head length; fifth dorsal spine longest, 3.0?3.8 in head length; posterior margin of causal fin rounded; pectoral fins 4.2?5.2 in SL; pelvic fins just reaching anus, 4.2?5.6 in SL. Lower jaw project-ing; palatine teeth present; vomerine teeth stout; scales on body, abdomen and cheek ctenoid; margin of opercle with a distinct sharp spine mostly single pore on lower margin of anterior preopercle. With four to five large V-shaped dark-brown transverse bands over the upper side of the body; numerous black dots scattered on and between the V-shaped transverse bands, around pectoral fin, and at pectoral fin base; dorsal fin between the spinous and soft-rayed portion without a prominent notch, membrane between 1?4 spines with prominent black blotch; a dark vertical band below eye; a l

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Species facts

Scientific name
Parapercis lutevittata
Family
Pinguipedidae (Sandperches)
Order
Perciformes (Perch-like fish)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
15.0
Depth range
50–100 m (164–328 ft)
Environment
Marine; pelagic; depth range 50 - 100 m
Climate
Subtropical
Distribution
Pacific Ocean: Taiwan, Japan. Known from Tosa Bay, southern Japan, and northern and southern Taiwan. It could be also distributed to Vietnam (Prokofiev, 2008).
Conservation status (IUCN)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Uses
Fisheries:

Sources

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

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