Yellow-striped sandperch

📖 Overview

Yellow-striped sandperch (Parapercis lutevittata), first described by Liao, Cheng & Shao, 2011 is a medium-sized fish in the family Pinguipedidae (order Perciformes). Adults typically reach 15.00 cm in maximum length. It inhabits marine coastal and open-ocean environments. Recorded depth range: 50 to 100 metres. It occurs in Subtropical waters. It feeds on a mix of small fish and invertebrates as a mid-level predator.

🔬 Taxonomy

🐟 Physical Description

Dorsal spines (total): 4 - 6; Dorsal soft rays (total): 23 - 24; Anal spines: 1; Anal soft rays: 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 .: elongated.

🌀 Behaviour

Behavioural data for Yellow-striped sandperch is currently being reviewed.

🦐 Diet

🥚 Reproduction

🌍 Habitat & Distribution

Marine; demersal; depth range 50 - 100 m . Subtropical; 34°N - 33°N, 133°E - 134°E Known from Tosa Bay, southern Japan, and northern and southern Taiwan.

🌿 Ecology

📐 Morphometrics

🌡️ Water Parameters & Tolerance

📊 Population Risk & Fisheries

🐠 Related Species

🔍 Similar Species

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