| Family: |
Pinguipedidae (Sandperches) |
| Max. size: |
26 cm TL (male/unsexed) |
| Environment: |
reef-associated; marine; depth range 12 - 25 m |
| Distribution: |
Indo-West Pacific: Bay of Bengal to Japan and Indonesia. |
| Diagnosis: |
Dorsal spines (total): 5-5; Dorsal soft rays (total): 20-21; Anal spines: 1-1; Anal soft rays: 16-17. Body with 3 longitudinal series of large whitish spot, the dark grey-brown interspace a coarse reticulum. A dark grey-brown band from nape to interopercle containing a black ring just above gill opening. A broad dark grey-brown bar below eye. On each side of abdomen with 3 black spots (Ref 42740). |
| Biology: |
Found solitary or in small groups (Ref. 90102) commonly on deep coastal slopes, from the shallow rocky shore to the deep soft bottom zones (Ref. 48636). |
| IUCN Red List Status: |
Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 20 April 2022 Ref. (130435)
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| Threat to humans: |
harmless |
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