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Teleostei (teleosts) > Perciformes/Uranoscopoidei (Sand dwellers) > Pinguipedidae (Sandperches)
Etymology: Parapercis: Greek, para = the side of + Greek, perke = perch (Ref. 45335).
More on author: Bleeker.

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology

Marine; reef-associated; depth range 10 - 28 m (Ref. 9710). Tropical

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Indo-West Pacific: East Africa to Fiji.

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Maturity: L_m ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 23.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 2334); 23.0 cm NG (female)

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Dorsal spines (total): 5; Dorsal soft rays (total): 21; Anal spines: 1; Anal soft rays: 17 - 18. Has a white mid-lateral stripe from the upper pectoral base to the tail. Males have narrow diagonal lines on the cheek. (Ref. 37816). Fine spotting over the back (Ref. 48636). Scales on back above white stripe with dark edges, many with outer half dark brown. An orange-yellow bar at base of pectoral fins (Ref 42740).

Found in shallow protected sandy areas near reefs of lagoons and bays to at least 28 m (Ref. 9710), often amongst boulders (Ref. 48636, 58652). Minimum depth of 10 m reported from Ref. 37816, 90102.

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Main reference Upload your references | References | Coordinator : Ho, Hsuan-Ching | Collaborators

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. 506 p. (Ref. 2334)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 126983)

Least Concern (LC) ; Date assessed: 04 February 2009

CITES

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

Harmless

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Aquarium: commercial

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Preferred temperature (Ref. 123201): 24.7 - 29, mean 28 °C (based on 388 cells).

Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref. 82804): PD₅₀ = 0.5000 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].

Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00676 (0.00386 - 0.01183), b=3.03 (2.88 - 3.18), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this species & Genus-body shape (Ref. 93245).

Trophic level (Ref. 69278): 3.6 ±0.4 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives

Resilience (Ref. 120179): High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).

Fishing Vulnerability (Ref. 59153): Low vulnerability (13 of 100).

Nutrients (Ref. 124155): Calcium = 82.4 [45.1, 125.5] mg/100g ; Iron = 0.622 [0.394, 0.997] mg/100g ; Protein = 18.2 [15.9, 20.1] % ; Omega3 = 0.092 [0.057, 0.151] g/100g ; Selenium = 28.9 [15.8, 54.6] μg/100g ; VitaminA = 92.9 [33.4, 248.9] μg/100g ; Zinc = 1.43 [1.00, 1.98] mg/100g (wet weight);

Parapercis xanthozona (Bleeker, 1849)