Mok's sandperch
📖 Overview
Mok's sandperch (Parapercis moki), first described by Ho & Johnson, 2013 is a small fish in the family Pinguipedidae (order Perciformes). Adults typically reach 10.40 cm in maximum length. It inhabits marine coastal and open-ocean environments. 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; Dorsal soft rays (total): 23; Anal spines: 1; Anal soft rays: 19; Vertebrae: 32 - 33. This species is distinguished by the following characters: with a band across head, body with six transverse bands and blade-like bar below eye; numerous small pores connected by canals forming about 9-10 vertical rows on cheek, opercle, and subopercle; scales on nape extending anteriorly to the level of posterior margin of eyes; large spine on posteroventral corner of subopercle; a very narrow interorbital space (1.7?2.0% SL); D IV, each spine progressively longer, last spine entirely connected by membrane to first dorsal-fin ray; canine teeth 4 pairs, anteriorly in lower jaw; palatine teeth in two rows; vomerine teeth stout, in two rows .Cross section: oval.
🌀 Behaviour
Behavioural data for Mok's sandperch is currently being reviewed.
🦐 Diet
🥚 Reproduction
🌍 Habitat & Distribution
Marine; demersal; depth range ? - 100 m . Subtropical Northwest Pacific: Taiwan.
🌿 Ecology
📐 Morphometrics
🌡️ Water Parameters & Tolerance
📊 Population Risk & Fisheries
🔍 Similar Species
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