Yellowlip Grubfish, Parapercis flavolabiata Johnson 2006

Summary:

A grubfish with 6 broad red saddles across the back, a purplish red to violet line from the anterior edge of each eye around the snout, a series of yellow-edged red spots on the rear part of the head and nape, and a row of dark-red spots along the soft dorsal fin.

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Dianne J. Bray, Parapercis flavolabiata in Fishes of Australia, accessed 09 Oct 2024, https://fishesofaustralia.net.au/Home/species/2592

Yellowlip Grubfish, Parapercis flavolabiata Johnson 2006

More Info

Distribution	North-east of Cairns to off Lady Musgrave Island, Queensland.
Features	Dorsal fin V, 21; Anal fin 1, 17-18; Pectoral fin 16-18 (often 17); Lateral-line scales 51-55; Gill rakers 3-5 + 10-11; Predorsal scales 8-9; Vertebrae 9-10 + 20 = 29-30. Cheek scales cycloid, in about 11 horizontal rows; usually 8 canine teeth in outer row at front of lower jaw; vomer with a crescentic row of 6-10 robust conical teeth; palatines edentate; angle of subopercle produced, with about 7 small spinules.
Etymology	The specific name flavolabiata is from the Latin words 'flavo' (yellow) and 'labiata' (lipped), in reference to the distinctive yellow posterior half of the upper lip.
Species Citation	Parapercis flavolabiata Johnson, 2006, Mem. Mus. Vict. 63(1): 48, figs 1-2, 5. Type locality: east of Mystery Cay, QLD [21°22.5'S, 152°07.5'E], depth 55 m.
Author	Dianne J. Bray

Yellowlip Grubfish, Parapercis flavolabiata Johnson 2006

References

Johnson, J.W. 2006. Two new species of Parapercis (Perciformes: Pinguipedidae) from north-eastern Australia, and rediscovery of Parapercis colemani Randall & Francis, 1993. Memoirs of Museum Victoria 63(1): 47-56.