FB-7679 http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=7679 Animalia Chordata Teleostei Perciformes/Uranoscopoidei Pinguipedidae Parapercis Parapercis maritzi Anderson, 1992 馬氏擬鱸马氏拟鲈 Parapercis multifasciata (non Döderlein, 1884) 1993-03-19 2015-07-24 Anderson, M.E.0 A new sandperch, Parapercis maritzi (Teleostei: Pinguipedidae), from South Africa. S. Afr. J. Zool. 27(4):151-155. (Ref. 5302) Wu, H.L., K.-T. Shao and C.F. Lai (eds.)0 Latin-Chinese dictionary of fishes names. The Sueichan Press, Taiwan. 1028 p. (Ref. 31517) Anonymous0 Fish collection database of the Bernice P. Bishop Museum (BPBM). Bishop Museum, 1525 Bernice Street, Honolulu, Hawai`I, 96817-0916 USA. (Ref. 31667) Anonymous0 Fish collection database of the J.L.B. Smith Institute of Ichthyology, Grahamstown, South Africa. J.L.B. Smith Institute of Ichthyology, Grahamstown, South Africa. (Ref. 36670) Chinese Academy of Fishery Sciences0 Chinese aquatic germplasm resources database. http://zzzy.fishinfo.cn (Ref. 58108) Beolens, B., M. Grayson and M. Watkins0 Eponym dictionary of Fishes. Dunbeath, Caithness (Scotland, UK): Whittles Publishing Limited, 1300 p. (Ref. 128868) FB-GeneralDescr-7679 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Susan M. Luna 1993-03-19 00:00:00 2015-07-24 00:00:00 Biology http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=7679 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#LifeCycle A bottom fish occupying sandy or sand-rubble areas near reefs, but also occurs in bays and lagoons and offshore to depths not exceeding 400 m. Anderson, M.E. 1992 A new sandperch, Parapercis maritzi (Teleostei: Pinguipedidae), from South Africa. S. Afr. J. Zool. 27(4):151-155. (Ref. 5302) FB-DiagnosticDescr-7679 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Estelita Emily Capuli 2025-04-09 00:00:00 2025-04-09 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=7679 This species is distinguished by the following characters: D V,23; A I,19; P 20-21; canine teeth 6 in outer row of lower jaw; palatine teeth in a single series; dorsal spines gradually longer posteriad; membrane between fifth spine and first soft ray little incised, attaching to first ray opposite tip of fifth spine; snout is steep and blunt; oblique (longitudinal) scale rows 61-63; scale rows above lateral line to middle of spinous dorsal fin 5; zigzag row of caudal peduncle scales 24-26; scales from lateral line to anus 14-15. Colouration: background light yellowish-brown with 8-9 ill-defined, dark brown, saddle-like blotches dorsolaterally, extending to midbody and becoming indistinct in caudal region, with thin brown streak on caudal fin (Ref. 5302). Anderson, M.E. 1992 A new sandperch, Parapercis maritzi (Teleostei: Pinguipedidae), from South Africa. S. Afr. J. Zool. 27(4):151-155. (Ref. 5302) FB-Morphology-7679 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Estelita Emily Capuli 2025-04-09 00:00:00 2025-04-09 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=7679 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Threats Dorsal spines (total): 5; Dorsal soft rays (total): 23; Analspines: 1; Analsoft rays: 19 Anderson, M.E. 1992 A new sandperch, Parapercis maritzi (Teleostei: Pinguipedidae), from South Africa. S. Afr. J. Zool. 27(4):151-155. (Ref. 5302) FB-Distribution-7679 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Susan M. Luna 1993-03-19 00:00:00 2025-04-09 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=7679 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Habitat Western Indian Ocean: South Africa. Anderson, M.E. 1992 A new sandperch, Parapercis maritzi (Teleostei: Pinguipedidae), from South Africa. S. Afr. J. Zool. 27(4):151-155. (Ref. 5302) FB-Size-7679 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Susan M. Luna 1993-03-19 00:00:00 2015-07-24 00:00:00 Max. size http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=7679 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Distribution 18.5 cm SL (male/unsexed; (Ref. 5302)) Anderson, M.E. 1992 A new sandperch, Parapercis maritzi (Teleostei: Pinguipedidae), from South Africa. S. Afr. J. Zool. 27(4):151-155. (Ref. 5302) FB-Threats-2 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Belen Acosta 1990-10-18 00:00:00 2024-03-07 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=2 Least Concern (LC) , IUCN Grouper and Wrasse Specialist Group IUCN 2006 2006 IUCN red list of threatened species. www.iucnredlist.org. Downloaded July 2006. FB-Habitat-7679 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Susan M. Luna 1993-03-19 00:00:00 2015-07-24 00:00:00 Environment http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=7679 reef-associated; brackish; marine; depth range 80 - 150 m (Ref. 5302) Anderson, M.E. 1992 A new sandperch, Parapercis maritzi (Teleostei: Pinguipedidae), from South Africa. S. Afr. J. Zool. 27(4):151-155. (Ref. 5302)