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Pinguipedidae (Sandperches)
Etymology: Parapercis: Greek, para = the side of + Greek, perke = perch (Ref. 45335); hoi: Named for Dr. Hsuan-Ching Ho.
Eponymy: Dr Hsuan-Ching Ho (d: 1978) is a Taiwanese ichthyologist who is Associate Professor at the Institute of Marine Biology at the National Dong Hwa University, Taiwan (2014–present). [...] (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Marine; reef-associated; depth range 73 - 109 m (Ref. 116166). Subtropical
Indo-West Pacific: Western Australia and the
Philippines.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 6.1 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 116166)
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Johnson, J.W. and H. Motomura, 2017. Five new species of Parapercis (Perciformes: Pinguipedidae) from southeast Asia and northwest Australia. Zootaxa 4320:121-145. (Ref. 116166)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2)
Threat to humans
Harmless
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