Parapercis lutevittata, Yellow-striped sandperch

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Parapercis lutevittata Liao, Cheng & Shao, 2011

Yellow-striped sandperch
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> Perciformes/Uranoscopoidei (Sand dwellers) > Pinguipedidae (Sandperches)
Etymology: Parapercis: Greek, para = the side of + Greek, perke = perch (Ref. 45335);  lutevittata: Lute for yellow and vitta for stripe from Latin, in reference to the longitudinal yellow stripe extending from the pectoral fin base to the caudal fin base on the body of this species..

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ekologi

marina bottenlevande; djupintervall 50 - 100 m (Ref. 86871). Subtropical; 34°N - 33°N, 133°E - 134°E

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Pacific Ocean: Taiwan, Japan. Known from Tosa Bay, southern Japan, and northern and southern Taiwan. It could be also distributed to Vietnam (Prokofiev, 2008)(Ref. 86871).

Size / Vikt / Age

Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 15.0 cm SL hane/ej könsbestämd; (Ref. 86871)

Short description Morfologi | Morfometri

Taggstrålar i ryggfenan (totalt): 4 - 6; Mjukstrålar i ryggfenan (totalt): 23-24; Taggstrålar i analfenan 1; Mjukstrålar i analfenan: 19 - 21. Greatest body depth 4.6–5.9 in SL; head length 3.5– 3.9 in SL; orbit diameter 3.0–3.9 in head length; fifth dorsal spine longest, 3.0–3.8 in head length; posterior margin of causal fin rounded; pectoral fins 4.2–5.2 in SL; pelvic fins just reaching anus, 4.2–5.6 in SL. Lower jaw project-ing; palatine teeth present; vomerine teeth stout; scales on body, abdomen and cheek ctenoid; margin of opercle with a distinct sharp spine mostly single pore on lower margin of anterior preopercle. With four to five large V-shaped dark-brown transverse bands over the upper side of the body; numerous black dots scattered on and between the V-shaped transverse bands, around pectoral fin, and at pectoral fin base; dorsal fin between the spinous and soft-rayed portion without a prominent notch, membrane between 1–4 spines with prominent black blotch; a dark vertical band below eye; a large deep-brown or black blotch on the pectoral fin base, and a large black spot over the caudal fin base; one irregular diffused longitudinal yellow stripe along the middle body when fresh (Ref. 86871).

Biologi     Ordlista (t.ex. epibenthic)

Life cycle and mating behavior Könsmognad | Reproduktion | Lek | Ägg | Fecundity | Larver

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Liao, Y.-C., T.-Y. Cheng and K.-T. Shao, 2011. Parapercis lutevittata, a new cryptic species of Parapercis (Teleostei: Pinguipedidae), from the western Pacific based on morphological evidence and DNA barcoding. Zootaxa 2867:32-42. (Ref. 86871)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)


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