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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); compressa: Name from Latin origin, referring to the compressed body for the genus (Ref. 79876). More on author: Randall.

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Marine; benthopelagic; depth range 40 - 60 m (Ref. 79876). Tropical, preferred ?

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Western Pacific: Indonesia.

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Maturity: L_m ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 8.7 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 79876)

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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 purplish-brown dorsally to pale purplish-grey ventrally, with 7 faint, dark bars upper 2/3-3/4 of body, the last 4 broadly paler in the middle where lateral line passes through; a dark purplish-brown spot as large as eye on upper half of caudal-fin base and continuing narrowly onto dorsal edge of caudal fin; a slightly diagonal, narrow, dark purplish brown bar on lower half of cheek directly below the eye; median fins purplish grey, darker distally; D V,21; A I,17; 17 pectoral rays; 51 lateral line scales; gill rakers 3 + 9; terminal mouth; palatine teeth absent; vomerine teeth in one row; finely ctenoid scales on body, also on abdomen, prepelvic area and cheek; preopercle margin strongly serrate except ventrally; greatest body depth 5.25 in SL; compressed body, width 1.3 in depth; head length (HL) 3.35 in SL; orbit diameter 4.0 in HL; fourth dorsal spine is the longest; caudal fin slightly rounded, with a narrow protruding posterior upper lobe; pectoral fins 5.1 in SL; pelvic fins just reaching anus, 4.7 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 compressa Randall, 2008