Parapercis xanthozona
Peppered Grubfish
©Anne Hoggett: Male Peppered Grubfish about 18 cm long at Lizard Island
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Chordata
Class
Actinopterygii
Order
Perciformes
Family
Pinguipedidae
Genus
Parapercis
Species
Parapercis xanthozona
Colours
Distinguishing features
Sandperch with a white stripe along sides extending to tail tip, about nine distinct bands below the stripe, wider speckled bands above. Dark spots on the tail above and below the white stripe. Males have curved diagonal lines on the face as shown in the photo.
Size
- Up to 23 cm (Length of specimen)
Depth range
- Depth range data is not yet available.
Synonyms
Distribution
©Atlas of Living Australia: Australian distribution
Web resources
References
References that assist with identification
- Allen, G., R. Steene, P. Humann and N. Deloach (2003). Reef fish identification: Tropical Pacific New World Publications Inc., Jacksonville, FL, USA.
- Randall, J.E., G.R. Allen and R.C. Steene (1990). Fishes of the Great Barrier Reef and Coral Sea University of Hawaii Press, Honolulu, Hawaii.
Other references
- Depczynski, M. (2006). Small cryptic fishes on coral reefs: a new perspective on reef fish ecology and life histories, Ph.D. thesis, James Cook University. LIRS catalog number 1070.
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