Parapercis Lembehensis

📖 Overview

Parapercis Lembehensis (Parapercis lembehensis), first described by Allen, Erdmann & Peristiwady, 2024 is a tiny fish in the family Pinguipedidae (order Perciformes). Adults typically reach 4.70 cm in maximum length. It inhabits marine coastal and open-ocean environments. Recorded depth range: 40 to 45 metres. It occurs in Tropical waters. It feeds on a mix of small fish and invertebrates as a mid-level predator.

🔬 Taxonomy

🐟 Physical Description

Dorsal spines (total): 5; Dorsal soft rays (total): 21; Anal spines: 1; Anal soft rays: 18; Vertebrae: 30. This species is distinguished from its congeners by the following set of characters: dorsal-fin rays V,21; anal-fin rays I,17-18; pectoral-fin rays 17; lateral-line scales 49-50; three enlarged, recurved canine teeth on each side at front of lower jaw and pair of enlarged canines on each side of median symphysis of upper jaw; scales ctenoid including opercle and cheek; body depth 5.4-5.7 in SL; caudal fin truncate; pelvic fins reaching beyond anal-fin origin; colour in life pinkish with broad, white mid-lateral stripe, 6-7 diffuse; triangular brown saddles on upper body; seven, short brown bars with diffuse brown spot between each on ventral body; pair of brown spots at caudal fin base (upper darker and about 3-4 times larger than lower); tapering brown bar below eye; horizontally elongate; red-edged yellow marking on lower opercle; and prominent semicircular brown spot on pectoral-fin base : elongated.

🌀 Behaviour

Behavioural data for Parapercis Lembehensis is currently being reviewed.

🦐 Diet

🥚 Reproduction

🌍 Habitat & Distribution

Marine; reef-associated; depth range 40 - 45 m . Tropical Central Pacific: Indonesia.

🌿 Ecology

📐 Morphometrics

🌡️ Water Parameters & Tolerance

📊 Population Risk & Fisheries

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