Parapercis cylindrica

Parapercis cylindrica, the cylindrical sandperch, is a species of sandperch belonging to the family Pinguipedidae.

Parapercis cylindrica
Parapercis cylindrica in Sulawesi
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Trachiniformes
Family: Pinguipedidae
Genus: Parapercis
Species:
P. cylindrica
Binomial name
Parapercis cylindrica
(Bloch, 1792)
Synonyms[1]
  • Sciaena cylindrica Bloch, 1792
  • Chilias synaphodesmus Fowler, 1946

Etymology

Genus Parapercis = Greek para, beside, near, compared with + Greek perkis, a fish, perch. Genus Parapercis fishes are closely related to perches, which belong to genus Perca.

Description

Parapercis cylindrica can reach a length of 23 cm. It shows a series of quadrangular dark brown blotches along the body. The largest blotches are joined by dark brown stripes. A narrow dark brown bar is located below middle of eye. Caudal fin is usually yellowish.

Distribution

This species can be found Western Pacific, from Australia to Fiji, southern Japan, northern Sulawesi and Marshall Islands.

Habitat

Perapercis cylindrica is a species associated to shallow reef. It usually can be found in lagoon and seaward reefs on sand and seagrass, at depths between 1 and 20 m.

References
  1. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2018). "Parapercis cylindrica" in FishBase. February 2018 version.
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