Parapercis schauinslandii, commonly known as redspotted sandperch, lyretail grubfish or flagfin weever, is a species of marine fish native to the Indian and Pacific Oceans.[2] It is a member of the sandperch family Pinguipedidae, form the percomorph order Trachiniformes.
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Trachiniformes |
| Family: | Pinguipedidae |
| Genus: | Parapercis |
| Species: | P. schauinslandii
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| Parapercis schauinslandii (Steindachner, 1900)
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Percis schauinslandii Steindachner, 1900 | |
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]
References
edit- ^ 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.
- ^ a b c d Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Parapercis schauinslandii". FishBase. February 2018 version.
- ^ a b c Dianne J. Bray. "Parapercis schauinslandii". Fishes of Australia. Museums Victoria. Retrieved 19 Jun 2018.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Phillip C. Heemstra; Elaine Heemstra (2004). Coastal Fishes of Southern Africa. NISC (PTY) LTD. p. 377. ISBN 1920033017.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Biographical Etymology of Marine Organism Names. S". Hans G. Hansson. Retrieved 19 June 2018.
- ^ "Schauinsland's Sand Perch". Microcosm Aquarium Explorer. Retrieved 19 June 2018.
External links
edit- Photos of Parapercis schauinslandii on Sealife Collection