Parapercis cylindrica
| Parapercis cylindrica | |
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| Parapercis cylindrica in Sulawesi | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Trachiniformes |
| Family: | Pinguipedidae |
| Genus: | Parapercis |
| Species: | P. cylindrica
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| Binomial name | |
| Parapercis cylindrica (Bloch, 1792)
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Parapercis cylindrica, the cylindrical sandperch, is a species of sandperch belonging to the family Pinguipedidae.
Etymology[]
Genus Parapercis = Greek para, beside, near, compared with + Greek perkis, a fish, perch. Genus Parapercis fishes are closely related to perches, which belong to genus Perca.
Description[]
Parapercis cylindrica can reach a length of 23 cm. It shows a series of quadrangular dark brown blotches along the body. The largest blotches are joined by dark brown stripes. A narrow dark brown bar is located below middle of eye. Caudal fin is usually yellowish.
Distribution[]
This species can be found Western Pacific, from Australia to Fiji, southern Japan, northern Sulawesi and Marshall Islands.
Habitat[]
Perapercis cylindrica is a species associated to shallow reef. It usually can be found in lagoon and seaward reefs on sand and seagrass, at depths between 1 and 20 m.
References[]
- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2018). "Parapercis cylindrica" in FishBase. February 2018 version.
External links[]
- Photos of Parapercis cylindrica on Sealife Collection
- Pinguipedidae
- Fish described in 1792