Parapercis pulchella

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Parapercis pulchella
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Trachiniformes
Family: Pinguipedidae
Genus: Parapercis
Species:
P. pulchella
Binomial name
Parapercis pulchella
(Temminck & Schlegel, 1843)
Synonyms
  • Percis pulchellaTemminck & Schlegel, 1843

Parapercis pulchella, the harlequin sandsmelt, is a fish species in the sandperch family, Pinguipedidae. It is found in the north-western Pacific Ocean, including the shores of Japan, Taiwan and Hong Kong.

Description

Parapercis pulchella reaches a total length of 20.0 cm (7.9 in). [2]

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References

  1. Williams, J.T. (2022). "Parapercis pulchella". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2022: e.T75554336A75554343. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2022-2.RLTS.T75554336A75554343.en . Retrieved 6 April 2024.
  2. Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2018). "Parapercis pulchella" in FishBase . February 2018 version.