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Pinguipedidae (Sandperches)
Etymology: Parapercis: Greek, para = the side of + Greek, perke = perch (Ref. 45335).
Eponymy: Dr Donald Martin Dockins (1930–1975) was a zoologist at the Scripps Institution of Oceanography. He was described as “the intrepid captor of many of the type specimens” in the Juan Fernández Islands, Chile, (1965). (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
More on author: McCosker.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Marine; demersal; depth range 25 - 290 m (Ref. 50546). Subtropical; 33°S - 34°S
Southeastern Pacific: Endemic to Juan Fernández Is. (Ref. 89357).
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 17.2 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 27569)
Short description
Identification keys | Morphology | Morphometrics
Inhabits depths of about 150 m (Ref. 27569). Minimum depth from Ref. 58018. Present usually on whitish sandy bottoms where it is easily camouflaged (Ref. 89357).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Rosa, I.L. and R.S. Rosa, 1997. Systematic revision of the South American species of Pinguipedidae (Teleostei, Trachinoidei). Revta Bras. Zool. 14(4):845-865. (Ref. 27569)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2)
Threat to humans
Harmless
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