- Classification
- ACTINOPTERYGII
- PERCIFORMES
- PINGUIPEDIDAE
- Parapercis
- stricticeps
Whitestreak Grubfish, Parapercis stricticeps (De Vis 1884)
Other Names: Black-barred Weever, White-streaked Grubfish
A Whitestreak Grubfish, Parapercis stricticeps, at North West Solitary Island, New South Wales. Source: Dave Harasti / http://www.daveharasti.com/. License: All rights reserved
Summary:
A pale bluish-grey grubfish speckled with dark markings along the back, a broad white wavy midlateral stripe with a brown stripe and vertically-elongate reddish blotches below, a row of dark brown to black dashes along lower part of red blotches, a white streak on the caudal fin, and dark bar from eye to below the cheek.
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Bray, D.J. 2018, Parapercis stricticeps in Fishes of Australia, accessed 13 Oct 2024, https://fishesofaustralia.net.au/Home/species/754
Whitestreak Grubfish, Parapercis stricticeps (De Vis 1884)
More Info
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Distribution |
Endemic to eastern Australia, from Townsville, Queensland, to at least Sydney, New South Wales. Inhabits sandy areas adjacent to reefs. |
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Similar Species |
Differs from the Peppered Grubfish, Parapercis xanthozona, and the Spothead Grubfish, P. clathrata, in having a dark diagonal bar from the eye to below the cheek. The Whitestreak Grubfish also differs from P. clathrata in lacking a spot behind eye of males. |
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Species Citation |
Percis stricticeps De Vis 1884, Proc. Linn. Soc. N. S. W. 1 9(3): 545. Type locality: Southport, Queensland. |
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Author |
Bray, D.J. 2018 |
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Resources |
Whitestreak Grubfish, Parapercis stricticeps (De Vis 1884)
References
De Vis, C.W. 1884. New fishes in the Queensland Museum. No. 3. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 1 9(3): 537-547.
Johnson, J.W. 1999. Annotated checklist of the fishes of Moreton Bay, Queensland, Australia. Memoirs of the Queensland Museum 43(2): 709-762.
Johnson, J.W. & Randall, J.E. 2006. Simipercis trispinosa, a new genus and species of sandperch (Perciformes: Pinguipedidae) from eastern Australia. Memoirs of Museum Victoria 63(1): 57-64.
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. 1993. Coastal Fishes of South-eastern Australia. Bathurst : Crawford House Press 437 pp.
Kuiter, R.H. 1996. Guide to Sea Fishes of Australia. A comprehensive reference for divers and fishermen. Sydney, NSW, Australia : New Holland Publishers xvii, 434 pp.
Marshall, T.C. 1964. Fishes of the Great Barrier Reef and Coastal Waters of Queensland. Sydney : Angus & Robertson 566 pp. 136 pls.
Ogilby, J.D. 1910. On new or insufficiently described fishes. Proceedings of the Royal Society of Queensland 23(1): 1-55.
