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Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes) > Perciformes (Perch-likes) > Pinguipedidae (Sandperches)
Etymology: Parapercis: Greek, para = the side of + Greek, perke = perch (Ref. 45335); albipinna: Named for the whit of the fins, most distinct in the spinous portion of the dorsal fin, basal half of the caudal fin, and the pelvic fins.. More on author: Randall.

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Marine; benthopelagic; depth range ? - 100 m (Ref. 79876). Tropical, preferred ?

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Western Pacific: New Caledonia.

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Maturity: L_m ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 14.2 cm SL (female)

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Dorsal spines (total): 5; Dorsal soft rays (total): 21; Anal spines: 1; Anal soft rays: 17; Vertebrae: 30. This species is distinguished by the following characters: Color light reddish-brown dorsally with 8 faint, U-shaped brown bars with dark brown dots on about dorsal fourth of body, the upper ends of each U ending in a dark brown spot at base of a dorsal ray; from below eye across cheek is a narrow orange bar curving ventrally; spinous part of dorsal fin, pelvic fins, and basal half of caudal fin white; D V,21; A I,17; 17 pectoral rays; 54 lateral line scales; gill rakers 5 + 11; projecting lower jaw; canine teeth 3 pairs anteriorly in jaw; palatine teeth absent; vomerine teeth stout, one row; ctenoid scales on body, becoming cycloid ventrally on abdomen and prepectoral area; cheek scales cycloid, small and progressively smaller ventrally, the most ventral nonimbricate and partially embedded; preopercle margin with no distinct sharp serrae; greatest body depth 4.45 in SL; head length (HL) 3.1 in SL; orbit diameter 4.2 in HL; fourth dorsal spine is the longest, 3.95 in HL; caudal fin truncate, slightly rounded on ventral half; pectoral fins 5.25 in SL; pelvic fins just reaching anus, 5.1 in SL (Ref. 79876).

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Randall, J.E., 2008. Six new sandperches of the genus Parapercis from the Western Pacific, with description of a neotype for P. maculata (bloch and Schneider). The Raffles Bull. Zool. 19:159-178. (Ref. 79876)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 115185)

Not Evaluated

CITES (Ref. 94142)

Not Evaluated

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Harmless

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Parapercis albipinna Randall, 2008