Speckled sandperch (Parapercis hexophtalma)
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General data

Main name: Speckled sandperch
Local names: Spotted sandperch
Climates: Tropical, Subtropical
Habitat: Saltwater
Native: Africa, Asia, Australia & Oceania
Distribution: Pacific Ocean, Indian ocean, Red sea

Classification

Description

The speckled sandperch grows to a length of around 28 cm (11 in) and is about five times as long as the body is deep. The anterior (front) end of the body is cylindrical and the posterior end is somewhat flattened. The eyes are rather close together on the top of the head and the fish rests on the seabed, propping itself up with its widely separated pelvic fins. The dorsal fin has five spines and 21 or 22 soft rays, and the anal fin has a single spine and 17 or 18 soft rays. The dorsal surface of the fish is greenish dappled with dark brown, the flanks are pale grey and the underparts white. There is a lateral row of large white spots each with one or more small black spots in the middle. On the underparts there are further black spots, mostly edged with yellow. Females have brown spots on the head and males have diagonal yellowish-brown markings on the cheek. The dorsal fin has a black spot at the base of the spines and the caudal fin, which is rounded or has a short extension from the upper lobe, has a larger black spot. There are several rows of small black spots on the soft rays of the dorsal fin and one row on the anal fin. The speckled sandperch is found in shallow waters on the east coast of Africa as far south as Natal, the Red Sea and the western Indo-Pacific. Its range extends as far east as Sumatra, and includes the Maldives, the Laccadives and Sri Lanka. The type location is the Red Sea. Although its range was originally thought to extend as far east as Fiji, three new species of Parapercis were recognised in 2007 based on their number of fin rays, their colouration and markings, and the location and number of spots on their anal fins; Parapercis pacifica occurs from southern Japan to the Timor Sea, Parapercis queenslandica from northern Australia, and Parapercis xanthogramma from Fiji, Tonga and Western Samoa. The speckled sandperch generally occurs on sandy or rubble substrates in areas sheltered by reefs.

Catches

Taxonomy of Fishes

Osteichthyes - Bony fishes->
- Coelacanthi - Lobe-finned fishes->
- Teleostei - Ray-finned fishes->
  - Perciformes - Perches->
  - Cypriniformes - Carps->
  - Esociformes - Pikes->
  - Salmoniformes - Salmons and Trouts->
  - Siluriformes - Catfishes->
  - Scorpaeniformes - Mail-cheeked fishes->
  - Gasterosteiformes - Sticklebacks->
  - Gadiformes - Cods->
  - Anguilliformes - Eels and morays->
  - Clupeiformes - Herrings->
  - Syngnathiformes - Pipefishes and Seahorses->
  - Gobiiformes - Gobies->
  - Mugiliformes - Mullets->
  - Carangiformes - Jacks->
  - Beloniformes - Needlefishes->
  - Labriformes - Wrasses->
  - Scombriformes - Mackerels->
  - Mulliformes - Goatfishes->
  - Pleuronectiformes - Flatfishes->
  - Aulopiformes - Grinners->
  - Blenniiformes - Blennies->
  - Cyprinodontiformes - Toothcarps->
  - Osmeriformes - Smelts->
  - Centrarchiformes - Basses and sunfishes->
  - Cichliformes - Cichlids->
  - Characiformes - Characins->
  - Osteoglossiformes - Bony tongues->
  - Elopiformes - Tarpons and tenpounders->
  - Anabantiformes - Gouramies and snakeheads->
  - Gymnotiformes - South American knifefish->
  - Istiophoriformes - Barracudas->
  - Albuliformes - Bonefishes->
  - Lepidogalaxiiformes - Salamanderfishes->
  - Lophiiformes - Anglerfishes->
  - Spariformes - Breams and porgies->
  - Trachiniformes - Weeverfishes->
    
    Trachinidae - Weeverfishes->
    
    Uranoscopidae - Stargazers->
    
    Pinguipedidae - Sandperches ->
    
    Parapercis - Parapercis->
    
    New Zealand blue cod (Parapercis colias)
    
    Speckled sandperch (Parapercis hexophtalma)
    
    Latticed sandperch (Parapercis clathrata)
    
    Reticulated sandperch (Parapercis tetracantha)
    
    Parapercis albipinna (Parapercis albipinna)
    
    Whitebelly sandperch (Parapercis albiventer)
    
    Whitespot sandsmelt (Parapercis alboguttata)
    
    Barred grubfish (Parapercis allporti)
    
    Karen’s sandperch (Parapercis altipinnis)
    
    Parapercis atlantica (Parapercis atlantica)
    
    Parapercis aurantiaca (Parapercis aurantiaca)
    
    Parapercis australis (Parapercis australis)
    
    Parapercis banoni (Parapercis banoni)
    
    Parapercis basimaculata (Parapercis basimaculata)
    
    Parapercis bicoloripes (Parapercis bicoloripes)
    
    Redbar sandperch (Parapercis bimacula)
    
    Redbanded weever (Parapercis binivirgata)
    
    Solomons sandperch (Parapercis binotata)
    
    Parapercis biordinis (Parapercis biordinis)
    
    Andaman sandperch (Parapercis caudopellucida)
    
    Parapercis colemani (Parapercis colemani)
    
    Parapercis compressa (Parapercis compressa)
    
    Cylindrical sandperch (Parapercis cylindrica)
    
    Parapercis decemfasciata (Parapercis decemfasciata)
    
    Diagonal sandperch (Parapercis diagonalis)
    
    Doublespot grubfish (Parapercis diplospilus)
    
    Parapercis dockinsi (Parapercis dockinsi)
    
    Parapercis dongshaensis (Parapercis dongshaensis)
    
    Threadfin sandperch (Parapercis filamentosa)
    
    Parapercis flavescens (Parapercis flavescens)
    
    Yellowfin sandperch (Parapercis flavipinna)
    
    Yellowlip grubfish (Parapercis flavolabiata)
    
    Yellowline sandperch (Parapercis flavolineata)
    
    Parapercis fuscolineata (Parapercis fuscolineata)
    
    Yellow weaver (Parapercis gilliesii)
    
    Wavy grubfish (Parapercis haackei)
    
    Ho’s sandperch (Parapercis hoi)
    
    Parapercis kamoharai (Parapercis kamoharai)
    
    Parapercis katoi (Parapercis katoi)
    
    Kenting sandperch (Parapercis kentingensis)
    
    Y-Barred Sandperch (Parapercis lata)
    
    Nosestripe sandperch (Parapercis lineopunctata)
    
    Yellow-striped sandperch (Parapercis lutevittata)
    
    Narrow barred grubfish (Parapercis macrophthalma)
    
    Harlequin sandperch (Parapercis maculata)
    
    Parapercis maramara (Parapercis maramara)
    
    Parapercis maritzi (Parapercis maritzi)
    
    Black dotted sand perch (Parapercis millepunctata)
    
    Mok’s sandperch (Parapercis moki)
    
    Gold-birdled sandsmelt (Parapercis multifasciata)
    
    Redbarred sandperch (Parapercis multiplicata)
    
    Parapercis muronis (Parapercis muronis)
    
    Parapercis natator (Parapercis natator)
    
    Barred sandperch (Parapercis nebulosa)
    
    Blackfin sandperch (Parapercis nigrodorsalis)
    
    Parapercis okamurai (Parapercis okamurai)
    
    Parapercis ommatura (Parapercis ommatura)
    
    Parapercis pacifica (Parapercis pacifica)
    
    Parapercis phenax (Parapercis phenax)
    
    Harlequin sandsmelt (Parapercis pulchella)
    
    Parapercis punctata (Parapercis punctata)
    
    Spotted sandperch (Parapercis punctulata)
    
    Parapercis queenslandica (Parapercis queenslandica)
    
    Spotted grubfish (Parapercis ramsayi)
    
    Parapercis randalli (Parapercis randalli)
    
    Smallscale grubfish (Parapercis robinsoni)
    
    Parapercis roseoviridis (Parapercis roseoviridis)
    
    Redtail sandperch (Parapercis rubricaudalis)
    
    Redspot sandperch (Parapercis rubromaculata)
    
    Parapercis rufa (Parapercis rufa)
    
    Saddled sandperch (Parapercis sagma)
    
    Redspotted sandperch (Parapercis schauinslandii)
    
    Grub fish (Parapercis sexfasciata)
    
    Sixstrap grubfish (Parapercis sexlorata)
    
    Parapercis shaoi (Parapercis shaoi)
    
    Blackflag sandperch (Parapercis signata)
    
    Parapercis simulata (Parapercis simulata)
    
    U-mark sandperch (Parapercis snyderi)
    
    Sunrise sandperch (Parapercis soliorta)
    
    Somali sandperch (Parapercis somaliensis)
    
    White-streaked grubfish (Parapercis stricticeps)
    
    Parapercis striolata (Parapercis striolata)
    
    Bandhead sandperch (Parapercis vittafrons)
    
    Parapercis xanthogramma (Parapercis xanthogramma)
    
    Yellowbar sandperch (Parapercis xanthozona)
    
    Kochichthys - Kochichthys->
    
    Pinguipes - Pinguipes->
    
    Prolatilus - Prolatilus->
    
    Pseudopercis - Pseudopercis->
    
    Ryukyupercis - Ryukyupercis->
    
    Simipercis - Simipercis->
    
    Ammodytidae - Sand lances->
    
    Cheimarrichthyidae - Torrentfish->
    
    Percophidae - Duckbills->
    
    Trichodontidae - Sandfishes->
  - Moroniformes - Temperate basses->
  - Acanthuriformes - Surgeonfishes->
  - Zeiformes - Dories->
  - Tetraodontiformes - Puffers and filefishes->
  - Holocentriformes - Squirrelfishes->
  - Dactylopteriformes - Flying gurnards->
  - Lampriformes - Lamprids->
  - Galaxiiformes - Southern smelts->
  - Batrachoidiformes - Toadfishes->
  - Hiodontiformes - Mooneyes->
  - Percopsiformes - Trout-perches->
  - Callionymiformes - Dragonets->
  - Atheriniformes - Silversides->
  - Notacanthiformes - Spiny eels->
  - Saccopharyngiformes - Swallowers and Gulpers->
  - Alepocephaliformes - Slickheads and tubeshoulders->
  - Gonorynchiformes - Milkfishes->
  - Argentiniformes - Marine smelts->
  - Stomiiformes - Lightfishes and dragonfishes->
  - Ateleopodiformes - Jellynose fishes->
  - Myctophiformes - Lanternfishes->
  - Stylephoriformes - Tube-eyes->
  - Polymixiiformes - Beardfishes->
  - Beryciformes - Sawbellies->
  - Trachichthyiformes - Rughies->
  - Ophidiiformes - Cusk-eels->
  - Kurtiformes - Nurseryfishes & Cardinalfishes->
  - Synbranchiformes - Swamp eels->
  - Gobiesociformes - Clingfishes->
  - Acropomatiformes - Oceanic basses->
- Cladistii - Bichirs->
- Dipneusti - Lungfishes->
- Chondrostei - Sturgeons->
- Holostei - Gars and Bowfins->
Chondrichthyes - Cartilaginous fishes->
Agnatha - Jawless fishes->

Speckled sandperch (Parapercis hexophtalma)Follow

General data

Classification

Description

Catches

Taxonomy of Fishes

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