Snyder's Grubfish (species: Parapercis snyderi) in Lizard Island Field Guide (Lizard Island Field Guide)
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Parapercis snyderi
Snyder's Grubfish


©Lyle Vail: Parapercis snyderi about 10 cm long at Pidgin Point, Lizard Island

©Lyle Vail: A small individual of Parapercis snyderi at about 24 metres depth off Pidgin Point, Lizard Island.

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Kingdom Animalia
Phylum Chordata
Class Actinopterygii
Order Perciformes
Family Pinguipedidae
Genus Parapercis
Species Parapercis snyderi

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Distinguishing features

Five to seven U-shaped saddles on back and 8-10 bars on lower side. A dark patch on first dorsal fin.

Size

  • Up to 10.5 cm (length according to Allen and Erdmann (2012))

Depth range

  • Depth range data is not yet available.

Synonyms

Similar taxa

Distribution


©Atlas of Living Australia: Australian distribution

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References

References that assist with identification

  • Allen and M.V. Erdmann, G.R. (2012). Reef fishes of the East Indies. Volumes I-III in: Reef fishes of the East Indies. Tropical Reef Research, Perth, Australia. LIRS catalog number 90162.

Other references

  • Walker, S.P.W., C.A. Ryen and M.I. McCormick (2007). Rapid larval growth predisposes sex change and sexual size dimorphism in a protogynous hermaphrodite, Parapercis snyderi Jordan and Starks, 1905, Journal of Fish Biology, 71: 1347-1357. LIRS catalog number 1100.