Sandperch

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Sandperches
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Speckled sandperch, Parapercis hexophtalma
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Labriformes
Suborder: Uranoscopoidei
Family: Pinguipedidae
Günther, 1860
Genera

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Synonyms [1]

Parapercidae

The sandperches are a family, Pinguipedidae, of ray-finned fishes in the percomorph order Labriformes. Sandperches are benthic fish which normally occur over sand or rubble substrates in shallow seas. They are found off the coasts of South America, South Africa and in the Indo-Pacific as far east as Japan. The family contains a few species which are used by humans for food.

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Characteristics

Some sandperches resemble wrasse in that they possess long dorsal and anal fins which may have a few spines and enlarged lips that appear to curl back with big canine teeth in the front of the jaws. They have elongated bodies which are flattened posteriorly and cylindrical towards the head. The body usually patterned with spots and bands, The eyes are positioned near top of head. They are relatively small in size, normally 60–90 centimetres (24–35 in) in length. These fish tend to sit on the sea bed, their bodies propped up by the widely separated pelvic fins. Some of the members of the speciose genus Parapercis , maybe all of them, are sequential hermaphrodites, all being female at sexual maturity and later changing into males which frequently have significantly different colourings and markings. [2] [3]

Genera

The family Pinguipedidae contains seven genera with a total of 65 species. The genera are: [1]

Timeline

QuaternaryNeogenePaleogeneHolocenePleist.Plio.MioceneOligoceneEocenePaleoceneParapercisQuaternaryNeogenePaleogeneHolocenePleist.Plio.MioceneOligoceneEocenePaleoceneSandperch

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<i>Parapercis</i> Genus of ray-finned fishes

Parapercis is a genus of sandperches belonging to the family Pinguipedidae.

<i>Parapercis hexophtalma</i> Species of ray-finned fish

Parapercis hexophtalma, the speckled sandperch, is a species of marine ray-finned fish in the family Pinguipedidae, found in the western Indo-Pacific Ocean. It was first described by the French naturalist Georges Cuvier in 1829. There are several synonyms, some of which represent misspellings of the original name, and others which were given to female fish, at the time thought to be a separate species.

<i>Parapercis maculata</i> Species of ray-finned fish

Parapercis maculata, the harlequin sandperch, is a species of marine ray-finned fish in the family Pinguipedidae, found in shallow waters in the tropical western Indo-Pacific Ocean.

<i>Pseudopercis</i> Genus of ray-finned fishes

Pseudopercis is a genus of ray-finned fish which are part of the family Pinguipedidae, the sandperches. They are from the coastal waters of South America and are distinguished from other Neotropical sandperches in their more robust heads and bodies.

Ryukyupercis is a monotypic genus of percomorph fish from the family Pinguipedidae, the sandperches. The only species in the genus, Ryukyupercis gushikeni, the rosy grubfish, is found in the Indo-Pacific from Japan to north western Australia. The generic name is a compound of Ryukyu after the Ryukyu Islands where the type specimen was collected and "percis" a suffix for many of the genera in the Pinguipediae, the specific name honours Mr Soko Gushiken, a who gave the describer of the species, Tetsuo Yoshino, many specimens.

Parapercis albipinna is a ray-finned fish species in the sandperch family, Pinguipedidae. It is found in New Caledonia. This species reaches a length of 14.2 cm (5.6 in).

Parapercis compressa is a ray-finned fish species in the sandperch family, Pinguipedidae. It is found in Indonesia. This species reaches a length of 8.7 cm (3.4 in).

Parapercis diagonalis, the diagonal sandperch, is a ray-finned fish species in the sandperch family, Pinguipedidae. It is found in Indonesia. This species reaches a length of 15.0 cm (5.9 in).

Parapercis flavolineata, the yellowline sandperch, is a ray-finned fish species in the sandperch family, Pinguipedidae. It is found in Indonesia. This species reaches a length of 14.0 cm (5.5 in).

Parapercis shaoi is a ray-finned fish species in the sandperch family, Pinguipedidae. It is found in Taiwan. This species reaches a length of 15.3 cm (6.0 in).

Parapercis vittafrons, the bandhead sandperch, is a ray-finned fish species in the sandperch family, Pinguipedidae. It is found in Papua New Guinea. This species reaches a length of 9.0 cm (3.5 in).

Parapercis australis is a ray-finned fish species in the sandperch family, Pinguipedidae. It is found in Queensland, Australia and the island of Tonga. This species reaches a length of 9.2 cm (3.6 in).

<i>Parapercis lineopunctata</i> Species of ray-finned fish

Parapercis lineopunctata, the nosestripe sandperch, is a ray-finned fish species in the sandperch family, Pinguipedidae. It is found in the islands of Sumatra, Sulawesi, the Philippines, in Australia, on the Great Barrier Reef, the Solomon Islands and remote Lord Howe Island. This species reaches a length of 7.4 cm (2.9 in).

<i>Parapercis filamentosa</i> Species of ray-finned fish

Parapercis filamentosa, the threadfin sandperch, is a species of ray-finned fish in the sandperch family, Pinguipedidae. It is found in the western Pacific Ocean including Hainan, China and south to Thailand and Indonesia.

<i>Parapercis pacifica</i> Species of ray-finned fish

Parapercis pacifica is a species of ray-finned fish in the sandperch family, Pinguipedidae. It is found in the western Pacific Ocean from southern Japan to Indonesia.

<i>Parapercis queenslandica</i> Species of ray-finned fish

Parapercis queenslandica is a species of ray-finned fish in the sandperch family, Pinguipedidae. It is found in the western Pacific Ocean from Australia and New Caledonia.

<i>Parapercis xanthogramma</i> Species of ray-finned fish

Parapercis xanthogramma is a species of ray-finned fish in the sandperch family, Pinguipedidae. It is found in the central Pacific Ocean including Fiji, Western Samoa and Tonga.

<i>Parapercis pulchella</i> Species of ray-finned fish

Parapercis pulchella, the harlequin sandsmelt, is a ray-finned 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.

Parapercis kentingensis, the Kenting sandperch, is a species of ray-finned fish in the sandperch family, Pinguipedidae. It is found in China, Taiwan and Japan.

Parapercis flavescens is a species of ray-finned fish in the sandperch family, Pinguipedidae. It is found in New Caledonia.

References

  1. 1 2 Bailly N, ed. (2015). "Pinguipedidae Günther, 1860". FishBase . World Register of Marine Species . Retrieved 19 June 2018.
  2. ↑ Randall, John E. (1995). Coastal Fishes of Oman. University of Hawaii Press. p. 304. ISBN   978-0-8248-1808-1.
  3. ↑ "Perciform Fish Form and Function". Encyclopedia Britannica. Retrieved 19 June 2018.
  4. ↑ Imamura & Yoshino (2007). "Ryukyupercis, a new genus of pinguipedid fish for the species Parapercis gushikeni (Teleostei: Perciformes) based on the phylogenetic relationships of the family". Raffles Bulletin of Zoology. Suppl 14: 94ff.
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