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Sandperches, Family Pinguipedidae, Neat, Intelligent, and Nowhere to be
Found in the Aquarium Interest...?
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By Bob Fenner
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Parapercis cylindrica, Fiji
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Four genera and about sixty species... with only two which regularly
show up in pet-fish markets. The Sandperches are bold feeders in the
wild, often following divers around and nabbing photo-stunned small
fishes and invertebrates as those prey are temporarily blinded by flash
or distracted.
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| Parapercis cylindrica (Bloch 1792), the
Cylindrical Sandperch. Indo-Pacific; Maldives to Fiji. To six
inches in length. One off of Heron Island, Australia, another in N.
Sulawesi. |
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| Parapercis hexophthalma (Cuvier 1829), the
Speckled Sandperch. To nearly a foot in length. Indo-Pacific; Red
Sea to Fiji. Common on the reefs over its distribution and the most
often seen Sandperch in the hobby. One in Fiji, the other
Australia. |
 
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| Parapercis millipunctata (Gunther 1860). Bali 2014 |
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| Parapercis punctulata the Spotted Sandperch. To six
inches. Red blotches along the lower part of the body. Spiny dorsal w/ red,
yellow margin. Distribution only in S.W. I.O. Mauritius 2016. Di pic. |
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| Parapercis schauislandi (Steindachner 1900),
Schauinsland's Seaperch. Indo-Pacific; Africa to Hawaii. 8 or 9
red bars/blotches on sides, first dorsal fin red and two black
spots on caudal peduncle. To eight inches in length. Shown: a
juvenile in captivity and adult off Maui. |
 
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| Parapercis snyderi Jordan & Starks 1905,
the U-Mark Sandperch. Three U marks on the body, then broken/bars.
Western Pacific; including Andaman Sea. To 10 cm. in length.
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| Parapercis xanthozona (Bleeker 1849), the
Yellowbar Sandperch. Indo-West Pacific; Eastern Africa to Fiji. To
a bit over nine inches total length. In Pulau Redang, Malaysia, and
N. Sulawesi. |
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| Parapercis lineopunctata Randall 2003. Western
Pacific: Sumatra, Sulawesi, Philippines, to Great Barrier Reef,
Solomon Islands, Lord Howe Island.. Mabul, Malaysia juv. and Raja
Ampat adult. |
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