Sandperch

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Sandperches
Parapercis hexophtalma 1.jpg
Speckled sandperch, Parapercis hexophtalma
Scientific classification
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Pinguipedidae
Genera

Kochichthys
Parapercis
Pinguipes
Prolatilus
Pseudopercis
Ryukyupercis
Simipercis
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The sandperches are a family, Pinguipedidae, of fishes in the order Perciformes. Sandperches typically live on sand or rubble substrates in shallow seas. The anterior end of the fish is cylindrical and the posterior end partially flattened. The eyes are on the top of the head and the fish lie on the seabed, propped up by their widely-separated pelvic fins. Several members of the large genus Parapercis, perhaps all, are sequential hermaphrodites, starting their adult lives as females and later becoming males, often with significantly different colourings and markings.[1]

Species

The 65 species in seven genera are:

Timeline

References

  • Froese, Rainer, and Daniel Pauly, eds. (2006). "Pinguipedidae" in FishBase. January 2006 version.
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  4. Liao, Y.-C., Cheng, T.-Y., & Shao, K.-T. (2011). "Parapercis lutevittata, a new cryptic species of Parapercis (Teleostei: Pinguipedidae), from the western Pacific based on morphological evidence and DNA barcoding." Zootaxa 2867: 32-42.
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