- Classification
- ACTINOPTERYGII
- PERCIFORMES
- PINGUIPEDIDAE
- Parapercis
- tetracanthus
Reticulated Sandperch, Parapercis tetracanthus (Lacepède 1801)
A Reticulated Sandperch, Parapercis tetracantha, at Puerto Galera, Philippines. Source: Dave Harasti / http://www.daveharasti.com/. License: All rights reserved
Summary:
A sandperch with three series of large pale reticulated spots or blotches along the sides, a dark greyish-brown reticulated pattern between the spots, and a pale spot surrounded by a black ring above the gill opening.
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Bray, D.J. 2024, Parapercis tetracanthus in Fishes of Australia, accessed 20 Sep 2024, https://fishesofaustralia.net.au/Home/species/5011
Reticulated Sandperch, Parapercis tetracanthus (Lacepède 1801)
More Info
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Distribution |
The Australian territory of Christmas Island in the Indian Ocean. Elsewhere the species occurs in the Indo-West Pacific from the Bay of Bengal to Japan and Indonesia. Individuals or small groups inhabit sandy and rubble areas adjacent to reefs. |
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Features |
Dorsal fin V, 20-21; Anal fin I, 16-17. |
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Etymology |
The specific name is from the Latin tetra (= four) and acanthus (= spined), in reference to the four dorsal-fin spines of this species (although P. tetracanthus has five dorsal-fin spines). |
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Species Citation |
Labrus tetracanthus Lacepède 1801, Histoire naturelle des poissons (Lacepéde) 3: 428, 473. Type locality: no locality. |
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Author |
Bray, D.J. 2024 |
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Resources |
Reticulated Sandperch, Parapercis tetracanthus (Lacepède 1801)
References
Allen, G.R. & Erdmann, M.V. 2012. Reef fishes of the East Indies. Perth : Tropical Reef Research 3 vols, 1260 pp.
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Kuiter, R.H. 1992. Tropical Reef-Fishes of the Western Pacific, Indonesia and Adjacent Waters. Jakarta : PT Gramedia Pustaka Utama 314 pp. pls.
Kuiter, R.H. & Tonozuka, T. 2001. Pictorial guide to Indonesian reef fishes. Part 2. Fusiliers - Dragonets, Caesionidae - Callionymidae. Australia : Zoonetics pp. 304-622.
Lacepède, B.G E. 1801. Histoire naturelle des poissons. Vol. 3: i-lxvi + 1-558, Pls. 1-34
Masuda, H., K. Amaoka, C. Araga, T. Uyeno & T. Yoshino. 1984. The fishes of the Japanese Archipelago. Vol. 1. Tokai University Press, Tokyo, Japan. 437 pp.
Myers, R.F. 1999. Micronesian Reef Fishes. A comprehensive guide to the coral reef fishes of Micronesia. Guam : Coral Graphics vi 330 pp. 192 pls.
Randall, J.E. 2001. Pinguipedidae. pp. 3501-3510 in Carpenter, K.E. & Niem, T.H. (eds). The Living Marine Resources of the Western Central Pacific. FAO Species Identification Guide for Fisheries Purposes. Rome : FAO Vol. 6 pp. 3381-4218.
Williams, J.T. 2022. Parapercis tetracantha. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2022: e.T69545393A69545759. https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2022-2.RLTS.T69545393A69545759.en. Accessed on 06 August 2024.
