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Parapercis
''Parapercis'' is a genus of sandperches belonging to the fish family Pinguipedidae. Species There are currently 79 recognized species in this genus: * '' Parapercis albipinna'' J. E. Randall, 2008 * '' Parapercis albiventer'' H.-C. Ho, Heemstra & Imamura, 2014 (Whitebelly sandperch) * '' Parapercis alboguttata'' ( Günther, 1872) (Whitespot sandsmelt) * '' Parapercis allporti'' Günther, 1876 (Barred grubfish) * '' Parapercis atlantica'' ( Vaillant, 1887) * '' Parapercis aurantiaca'' Döderlein ( de), 1884 * '' Parapercis australis'' J. E. Randall, 2003 * '' Parapercis banoni'' J. E. Randall & Yamakawa, 2006 * '' Parapercis basimaculata'' J. E. Randall, Senou & Yoshino, 2008 * '' Parapercis bicoloripes'' Prokofiev, 2010 * '' Parapercis bimacula'' G. R. Allen & Erdmann, 2012 (Redbar sandperch) * '' Parapercis binivirgata'' ( Waite, 1904) (Redbanded weever) * '' Parapercis biordinis'' G. R. Allen, 1976 * '' Parapercis clathrata'' W. Ogilby, 1910 (Latticed sa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Parapercis Cylindrica
''Parapercis cylindrica'', the cylindrical sandperch, is a species of sandperch belonging to the family Pinguipedidae The sandperches are a family, Pinguipedidae, of fishes in the percomorph order Trachiniformes. Sandperches are benthic fish which normally occur over sand or rubble substrates in shallow seas. They are found off the coasts of South America, .... Etymology Genus ''Parapercis'' = Greek ''para'', beside, near, compared with + Greek ''perkis'', a fish, perch. Genus ''Parapercis'' fishes are closely related to perches, which belong to genus ''Perca''. Description ''Parapercis cylindrica'' can reach a length of 23 cm. It shows a series of quadrangular dark brown blotches along the body. The largest blotches are joined by dark brown stripes. A narrow dark brown bar is located below middle of eye. Caudal fin is usually yellowish. Distribution This species can be found Western Pacific, from Australia to Fiji, southern Japan, northern Sulawesi and Marshall Is ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Parapercis Alboguttata
''Parapercis alboguttata'', the bluenose grubfish, known also as the bluenose sandperch and whitespot sandsmelt, is a species of marine bony fish in the family Pinguipedidae, native to the western Indo-Pacific Ocean. It was first described by the German-born, British ichthyologist and zoologist, Albert Günther, in 1872. Description The bluenose grubfish is a slender fish with a nearly cylindrical body at the front becoming flattened near the tail. It can grow to a length of about . The eyes are large and near the top of the head, and the mouth is broad with three pairs of canine teeth at the front of the lower jaw. The snout is pale blue with yellow diagonal streaks. The fins are mostly white; the dorsal fin has five spines, the third and fourth being the longest, and twenty-two soft rays; the pectoral fin has seventeen to nineteen soft rays and the anal fin has a single spine and nineteen soft rays. The body is reddish above, with the margins of the scales being golden brown, a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sandperch
The sandperches are a family, Pinguipedidae, of fishes in the percomorph order Trachiniformes. Sandperches are benthic fish which normally occur over sand or rubble substrates in shallow seas. They are found off the coasts of South America, South Africa and in the Indo-Pacific as far east as Japan. The family contains a few species which are used by humans for food. Characteristics Some sandperches resemble wrasse in that they possess long dorsal and anal fins which may have a few spines and enlarged lips that appear to curl back with big canine teeth in the front of the jaws. They have elongated bodies which are flattened posteriorly and cylindrical towards the head. The body usually patterned with spots and bands, The eyes are positioned near top of head. They are relatively small in size, normally in length. These fish tend to sit on the sea bed, their bodies propped up by the widely separated pelvic fins. Some of the members of the speciose genus ''Parapercis'', maybe al ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sandperch (15 Cm)
The sandperches are a family, Pinguipedidae, of fishes in the percomorph order Trachiniformes. Sandperches are benthic fish which normally occur over sand or rubble substrates in shallow seas. They are found off the coasts of South America, South Africa and in the Indo-Pacific as far east as Japan. The family contains a few species which are used by humans for food. Characteristics Some sandperches resemble wrasse in that they possess long dorsal and anal fins which may have a few spines and enlarged lips that appear to curl back with big canine teeth in the front of the jaws. They have elongated bodies which are flattened posteriorly and cylindrical towards the head. The body usually patterned with spots and bands, The eyes are positioned near top of head. They are relatively small in size, normally in length. These fish tend to sit on the sea bed, their bodies propped up by the widely separated pelvic fins. Some of the members of the speciose genus ''Parapercis'', maybe al ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pinguipedidae
The sandperches are a family, Pinguipedidae, of fishes in the percomorph order Trachiniformes. Sandperches are benthic fish which normally occur over sand or rubble substrates in shallow seas. They are found off the coasts of South America, South Africa and in the Indo-Pacific as far east as Japan. The family contains a few species which are used by humans for food. Characteristics Some sandperches resemble wrasse in that they possess long dorsal and anal fins which may have a few spines and enlarged lips that appear to curl back with big canine teeth in the front of the jaws. They have elongated bodies which are flattened posteriorly and cylindrical towards the head. The body usually patterned with spots and bands, The eyes are positioned near top of head. They are relatively small in size, normally in length. These fish tend to sit on the sea bed, their bodies propped up by the widely separated pelvic fins. Some of the members of the speciose genus '' Parapercis'', mayb ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Parapercis Australis
''Parapercis australis'' is a fish species in the sandperch The sandperches are a family, Pinguipedidae, of fishes in the percomorph order Trachiniformes. Sandperches are benthic fish which normally occur over sand or rubble substrates in shallow seas. They are found off the coasts of South America, S ... family, Pinguipedidae. It is found in Queensland, Australia and the island of Tonga. This species reaches a length of . References Pinguipedidae Taxa named by John Ernest Randall Fish described in 2003 {{Perciformes-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Parapercis Albiventer
''Parapercis albiventer'', the whitebelly sandperch, is a fish species in the sandperch The sandperches are a family, Pinguipedidae, of fishes in the percomorph order Trachiniformes. Sandperches are benthic fish which normally occur over sand or rubble substrates in shallow seas. They are found off the coasts of South America, S ... family, Pinguipedidae. It is found in the Western Indian Ocean, from Madagascar, southern Mozambique, Zanzibar and South Africa. This species can reach a length of TL. References Pinguipedidae Taxa named by Hans Hsuan-Ching Ho Taxa named by Phillip C. Heemstra Taxa named by Hisashi Imamura Fish described in 2014 {{Perciformes-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Parapercis Roseoviridis
''Parapercis roseoviridis'' is a fish species in the sandperch The sandperches are a family, Pinguipedidae, of fishes in the percomorph order Trachiniformes. Sandperches are benthic fish which normally occur over sand or rubble substrates in shallow seas. They are found off the coasts of South America, S ... family, Pinguipedidae. It is found in Hawaii. This species can reach a length of TL. References Pinguipedidae Taxa named by Charles Henry Gilbert Fish described in 1905 Fish of Hawaii {{Perciformes-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Parapercis Albipinna
''Parapercis albipinna'' is a fish species in the sandperch The sandperches are a family, Pinguipedidae, of fishes in the percomorph order Trachiniformes. Sandperches are benthic fish which normally occur over sand or rubble substrates in shallow seas. They are found off the coasts of South America, S ... family, Pinguipedidae. It is found in New Caledonia. This species reaches a length of . References Pinguipedidae Taxa named by John Ernest Randall Fish described in 2008 {{Rayfinned-fish-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Parapercis Banoni
''Parapercis banoni'' is a fish species in the sandperch The sandperches are a family, Pinguipedidae, of fishes in the percomorph order Trachiniformes. Sandperches are benthic fish which normally occur over sand or rubble substrates in shallow seas. They are found off the coasts of South America, S ... family, Pinguipedidae. It is found in the Southeastern Atlantic at a place called the Valdivia Bank. This species reaches a length of . Etymology The fish is named in honor of fisheries ecologist Rafael Bañón Diaz (b. 1961), who first reported the species in 2000 and provided specimens and color photographs of the fish. References Pinguipedidae Taxa named by John Ernest Randall Taxa named by Takeshi Yamakawa Fish described in 2006 {{Perciformes-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Parapercis Aurantiaca
''Parapercis aurantiaca'' is a fish species in the sandperch The sandperches are a family, Pinguipedidae, of fishes in the percomorph order Trachiniformes. Sandperches are benthic fish which normally occur over sand or rubble substrates in shallow seas. They are found off the coasts of South America, S ... family, Pinguipedidae. It is found in the Northwest Pacific, including China, Japan, Taiwan and South Korea. This species reaches a length of . References *Masuda, H., K. Amaoka, C. Araga, T. Uyeno and T. Yoshino, 1984. The fishes of the Japanese Archipelago. Vol. 1. Tokai University Press, Tokyo, Japan. 437 p. (text). Taxa named by Ludwig Heinrich Philipp Döderlein Pinguipedidae Fish described in 1884 Fish of the North Pacific {{Perciformes-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Parapercis Atlantica
''Parapercis atlantica'' is a fish species in the sandperch family, Pinguipedidae. It is found in Cape Verde. This species reaches a length of . References *Quéro, J.-C. and J.E. Randall, 1990. Mugiloididae. p. 892. In J. C. Quéro, J. C. Hureau, C. Karrer, A. Post and L. Saldanha (eds.) Check-list of the fishes of the eastern tropical Atlantic (CLOFETA). JNICT, Lisbon; SEI, Paris; and UNESCO, Paris. Vol. 2. Pinguipedidae Taxa named by Léon Vaillant Fish described in 1887 Fish of West Africa {{Perciformes-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
