Parapercis Maritzi
📖 Overview
A bottom fish occupying sandy or sand-rubble areas near reefs, but also occurs in bays and lagoons and offshore to depths not exceeding 400 m.
🔬 Taxonomy
🐟 Physical Description
Dorsal spines (total): 5; Dorsal soft rays (total): 23; Anal spines: 1; Anal soft rays: 19. This species is distinguished by the following characters: D V,23; A I,19; P 20-21; canine teeth 6 in outer row of lower jaw; palatine teeth in a single series; dorsal spines gradually longer posteriad; membrane between fifth spine and first soft ray little incised, attaching to first ray opposite tip of fifth spine; snout is steep and blunt; oblique (longitudinal) scale rows 61-63; scale rows above lateral line to middle of spinous dorsal fin 5; zigzag row of caudal peduncle scales 24-26; scales from lateral line to anus 14-15. Colouration: background light yellowish-brown with 8-9 ill-defined, dark brown, saddle-like blotches dorsolaterally, extending to midbody and becoming indistinct in caudal region, with thin brown streak on caudal fin .Cross section: oval.
🌀 Behaviour
Behavioural data for Parapercis Maritzi is currently being reviewed.
🦐 Diet
🥚 Reproduction
🌍 Habitat & Distribution
Marine; brackish; reef-associated; depth range 80 - 150 m . Subtropical South Africa.
🌿 Ecology
📐 Morphometrics
🌡️ Water Parameters & Tolerance
📊 Population Risk & Fisheries
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