Blacktail Grubfish (Parapercis queenslandica)

Also known as Grubfish, Queensland Sandperch, Sandsmelt, Spotted Grubfish, Spotted Weever, Weever, Weeverfish

Description

Also known as Grubfish, Queensland Sandperch, Sandsmelt, Spotted Grubfish, Spotted Weever, Weever, Weeverfish.

Found singly or in small schools, over gravel bottoms, between corals and reef patches, close to rock and rubble areas, of seaward reefs.
They feed on small fish and benthic invertebrates.
Length - 20.8cm
Depth - 1-27m
Widespread Western Pacific

Sandperches live in the sand under solid pieces of reef, a single dominant male lives with a small harem of females. Not a very shy fish, is happy to sit and watch the world go by! Ref: https://www.fishbase.se/summary/Parapercis-queenslandica

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