''Parapercis haackei'', the wavy grubfish, is a species of fish in the sandperch family, Pinguipedidae. It is found in the eastern Indian Ocean around southern Western Australia and South Australia.

Description

''Parapercis haackei'' reaches a total length of .

Etymology

The fish is named in honour of Johann Wilhelm Haacke (1855-1912), a German zoologist who emigrated to New Zealand and Australia, thus becoming director of the Adelaide Natural History Museum, which provided Steindachner with fishes from the St. Vincent Gulf in South Australia.

References

*May, J.L. and J.G.H. Maxwell, 1986. Trawl fish from temperate waters of Australia. CSIRO Division of Fisheries Research, Tasmania. 492 p. * Wavy Grubfish, Parapercis haackei (Steindachner 1884) @ fishesofaustralia.net.au
/small> Pinguipedidae Marine fish of Southern Australia Marine fish of Western Australia Taxa named by Franz Steindachner Fish described in 1884 {{Perciformes-stub