| Family: |
Pinguipedidae (Sandperches) |
| Max. size: |
25 cm TL (male/unsexed) |
| Environment: |
demersal; marine; depth range 11 - 120 m |
| Distribution: |
Indo-West Pacific: known only from Australian waters. Records from the western Indian Ocean are misidentifications of Parapercis robinsoni (Ref. 42740). |
| Diagnosis: |
Body whitish with 6 large quadrangular brown spots on back (may contain small pale blotches and may be red in fish from deep water) and a second series of 6 similar but more round dark spots on lower side of body. Body not very elongate (depth 4.7 to 6.1 in SL). Head with blue lines extending anteriorly from eye and across interorbital. Spinous portion of dorsal fin black between first and fifth spines (Ref 42740). |
| Biology: |
Found on silty sand and rubble bottoms in shallow bays (Ref. 42740). Feeds on small crustaceans (Ref. 394). |
| IUCN Red List Status: |
Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 18 April 2022 Ref. (130435)
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| Threat to humans: |
harmless |
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