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Pinguipedidae (Sandperches)
Etymology: Parapercis: Greek, para = the side of + Greek, perke = perch (Ref. 45335); lata: From the width of the anterior part of the body.. More on author: Randall, McCosker.
Environment / Climate / Range
Ecology
Marine; demersal; depth range 6 - 55 m (Ref. 48238). Tropical, preferred ?
Distribution
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Eastern Central Pacific: Kiribati. Appears to be endemic to this part of the Pacific.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 21.2 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 48238); 14.3 cm SL (female)
Short description
Morphology | Morphometrics
Dorsal
spines
(total): 5;
Dorsal
soft rays
(total): 21;
Anal
spines: 1;
Anal
soft rays: 17;
Vertebrae: 30. Predorsal scales about 15. Small and cycloid scales on cheek; on body ctenoid. No serrae or spines on edges of opercular bones except a single stout spine on opercle. Body elongate, depth 5.7-6.2 in SL; whitish with 8 narrow dark bars, all but first and last broadly expanded dorsally to a Y-shape. Body cylindrical anteriorly, the width slightly greater than depth. Third or 4th dorsal spines longest; membrane of 5th dorsal spine connected directly across from spine tip to first soft ray. Caudal fin slightly rounded, upper corner projecting as a short, broad-based filament in adults. Mouth slightly oblique, the lower jaw projecting.
Collected from sand or sand and rubble substrata in both lagoon and seaward reef areas. Large and easily approached. Apparently a protogynous hermaphrodite (Ref. 48238).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Randall, J.E. and J.E. McCosker, 2002. Parapercis lata, a new species of sandperch (Perciformes: Pinguipedidae) from the central Pacific. Proc. Calif. Acad. Sci. 53(8):87-93. (Ref. 48238)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 115185)
CITES (Ref. 94142)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
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