Parapercis schauinslandii

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Parapercis schauinslandii
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Labriformes
Family: Pinguipedidae
Genus: Parapercis
Species:
P. schauinslandii
Binomial name
Parapercis schauinslandii
(Steindachner, 1900)
Synonyms

Percis schauinslandiiSteindachner, 1900

Parapercis schauinslandii, commonly known as redspotted sandperch, lyretail grubfish or flagfin weever, is a species of marine ray-finned fish native to the Indian and Pacific Oceans. [2] It is a member of the sandperch family Pinguipedidae, form the percomorph order Trachiniformes.

Parapercis snyderi is a strikingly coloured fish which has black or reddish to dark brown blotches on its dorsal sides, which alternate with reddish bars on the lower flanks. It has a spiny dorsal fin which is black near its base and is a deep reddish cour towards the tip. There is a second sot rayed dorsal fin with a row of dark spots. The base of the pectoral fin has two thin bright red bars and there are two dark spots on base of the caudal fin. [3] The colour of this species varies geographically, [4] with specimens from the Indian Ocean showing a lined pattern as opposed to a barred pattern. [2]

This species occurs in open areas with sandy and rubble substrates on the deeper seaward and coastal slopes and on deep sandy reef flats, [3] at depths between 9 metres (30 ft) and 170 metres (560 ft). [2] The adults frequently swim up from the sea bed to catch prey. They mainly feed on zooplankton, and are often recorded feeding above the seabed with other fish species, [3] or in small single species shoals of 10–50 fish. [5] They are distributed throughout the Indo-Pacific from the coast of East Africa to Pitcairn Island, as far north as Japan and as far south as the Great Barrier Reef. [2]

The specific name honours the German zoologist and director of the Ubersee-Museum, Bremen, Hugo Schauinsland (1857–1937) who collected in New Zealand in 1896–1897. [6] [7] This species is found in the aquarium trade. [8]

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References

  1. ↑ Williams, J.T. (2022). "Parapercis schauinslandii". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2022: e.T69545347A69545749. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2022-2.RLTS.T69545347A69545749.en . Retrieved 3 October 2024.
  2. 1 2 3 4 Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Parapercis schauinslandii". FishBase . February 2018 version.
  3. 1 2 3 Dianne J. Bray. "Parapercis schauinslandii". Fishes of Australia. Museums Victoria. Retrieved 19 Jun 2018.
  4. ↑ John E. Randall; Gerald R. Allen; Roger C. Steene (1997). Fishes of the Great Barrier Reef and Coral Sea. University of Hawaii Press. ISBN   0824818954.
  5. ↑ Phillip C. Heemstra; Elaine Heemstra (2004). Coastal Fishes of Southern Africa. NISC (PTY) LTD. p. 377. ISBN   1920033017.
  6. ↑ Steindachner, F. (1900). "Fische aus dem Stillen Ocean. Ergebnisse einer Reise nach dem Pacific (Schauinsland, 1896-1897)". Anzeiger der Kaiserlichen Akademie der Wissenschaften, Wien, Mathematisch-Naturwissenschaftliche Classe (in German). 37 (16): 174–178.
  7. ↑ "Biographical Etymology of Marine Organism Names. S". Hans G. Hansson. Retrieved 19 June 2018.
  8. ↑ "Schauinsland's Sand Perch". Microcosm Aquarium Explorer. Retrieved 19 June 2018.
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