🌊 Marine
🌡️ Tropical
Saddled sandperch
Parapercis sagma Allen & Erdmann, 2012
📖 Overview
Found solitary in sand-rubble bottoms with scattered rock and coral outcrops near reefs in 55-80 m .
Scientific Name
Parapercis sagma
Authority
Allen & Erdmann, 2012
Habitat
Marine
Climate
Tropical
Body Shape
Elongated
Max Length
7.2 cm
Depth Range
55–80 m
Trophic Level
3.4
Resilience
High
Vulnerability
13.00/100
Salinity
30–40 ppt
🔬 Taxonomy
Class
Ray-finned fishes
Actinopterygii
Order
Perch-like fishes
Perciformes
Family
Pinguipedidae
Pinguipedidae
Genus
Parapercis
Parapercis
Species
Saddled sandperch
Parapercis sagma
🐟 Physical Description
Dorsal spines (total): 5; Dorsal soft rays (total): 21; Anal spines: 1; Anal soft rays: 17; Vertebrae: 31. : elongated; Cross section: compressed.
🌀 Behaviour
Behavioural data for Saddled sandperch is currently being reviewed.
🦐 Diet
aquatic invertebrates
small fish
algae
detritus
🥚 Reproduction
🐣 Oviparous
📦 Batch Spawner
Spawning Season
spring-summer
Spawn Location
Pelagic
Fertilization
External
🌍 Habitat & Distribution
Marine; reef-associated; depth range 55 - 80 m . Tropical
🌿 Ecology
Zone Preferences
🌊 Marine
🪸 Reef Associated
Trophic Level
3.4±0.4
🧍 Solitary
📐 Morphometrics
Length–Weight Relationship:
W = 0.00692 × L3.06
(TL)
Max TL
7.2cm
Dorsal Spines
5
Dorsal Rays
21
Anal Spines
1
Anal Rays
17
Vertebrae
31
🌡️ Water Parameters & Tolerance
Salinity Range
30–40ppt
📊 Population Risk & Fisheries
Population Resilience
High
Minimum doubling time
Fishing Vulnerability
13.00/100
Low vulnerability
Trophic Level
3.4
Predator
Body Shape
Elongated
Climate Zone
Tropical
Described By
Allen & Erdmann, 2012
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