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Teleostei (teleosts) > Perciformes/Uranoscopoidei (Sand dwellers) > Pinguipedidae (Sandperches)
Etymology: Parapercis:Greek, para = the side of + Greek, perke = perch (Ref. 45335); xanthogramma:Named for the yellow bands on the cheek region of the males.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology
Marine; benthopelagic; depth range 0 - 6 m (Ref. 75058). Tropical
Central Pacific: Fiji, Tonga and Western Samoa; including the Solomon Is.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm? range ? - ? cm Max length : 17.4 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 75058); 15.8 cm SL (female)
Short description Identification keys | Morphology | Morphometrics
Dorsalspines (total): 5; Dorsalsoft rays (total): 21; Analspines: 1; Analsoft rays: 17. This species is distinguished by the following characters: pectoral fin rays, usually 18; cheek region with 4-7 oblique, pale (yellow when fresh) entire bands; lower portion of the body in males with 3-4 ocelli and a series of several blackish and brownish spots; cheek region with B5 spot, 6-8 ocelli and brownish spots or patches between ocelli in females and juveniles (Ref. 75058). Body shape (shape guide): elongated; Cross section: oval.
Life cycle and mating behavior Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Imamura, H. and T. Yoshino, 2007. Three new species of the genus Parapercis from the Western Pacific, with Rediscription of Parapercis hexophtalma (Perciformes:Pinguipedidae). Bull. Natl. Mus. Nat. Sci. Ser. A, Suppl. 1:81-100. (Ref. 75058)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2)
