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Parapercis muronis (Tanaka, 1918) Five-barred sandperch |
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photo by
Park, J.-H. |
| Family: | Pinguipedidae (Sandperches) | |||
| Max. size: | 9.74 cm SL (male/unsexed) | |||
| Environment: | demersal; marine | |||
| Distribution: | Indo-West Pacific: Western Australia; Japan, Taiwan and the Philippines. | |||
| Diagnosis: | Dorsal spines (total): 5-5; Dorsal soft rays (total): 22-24; Anal spines: 1-1; Anal soft rays: 18-19; Vertebrae: 32-32. Characterized by the following: 5 dark transverse bars dorsally on the sides; predorsal scale count 9, with predorsal scales extending only to a vertical from the hind margin of the preopercle; 6-8 (usually 8) teeth in the outer row of the lower jaw; pectoral-fin ray count 18-20, modally 19; opercle may have a diffusely yellowish blotch, no vertical bar nor spot above pectoral-fin axil (Ref. 117414). | |||
| Biology: | ||||
| IUCN Red List Status: | Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. (130435) | |||
| Threat to humans: | harmless | |||