Redspotted Sandperch

Redspotted Sandperch

Parapercis schauinslandi
Redspotted Sandperch

Family, Genus, Class & Etymology

Family    Pinguipedidae
Description    Sandperches
Environment    Fresh, Brackish & Marine
Etymology    Latin, pinguis = fat, + Greek, pous = foot
Genus    7
No. of Species    83
Order    Perciformes
Class    Actinopterygii
Reproductive Guild    Nonguarders
Distribution    Atlantic side of South America and Africa, Indo-Pacific (as far down to New Zealand, to Hawaii and off Chile). Pelvic fin insertion below or before pectoral base. Truncate to deeply lunate caudal fin. Branched rays in caudal fin 13-15. Dorsal fin with 4-5 spines and 19-26 soft rays. Benthic carnivores of small invertebrates and fishes. Protogynous hermaphrodites; territorial and haremic; pelagic spawners