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Bony fish

Blackflag Sandperch

Parapercis signata

Also known as: Grubfish, Maldivian Grubfish, Maldivian Sandperch, Sandsmelt, Weever, Weeverfish

LCLeast ConcernIUCN Red List, 2010
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Adult
@fishx6 · Mirihi Island Resort, Maldives · May 20081 / 4
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Overview

Found singly, pairs, or small schools, resting on their fins, over rubble bottoms close to reefs.
Western Indian Ocean - Maldives.

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!

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How to identify

COLOURS
Pattern
blotches
Behaviour
pairsschoolingsolitary

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Habitat & where to find it

  • Range · Western Indian Ocean
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Found singly, pairs, or small schools, resting on their fins, over rubble bottoms close to reefs.

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Adult photos 4

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    Taxonomy

    1. kingdomAnimalia
    2. phylumChordata
    3. classTeleostei
    4. orderPerciformes
    5. familyPinguipedidae
    6. genusParapercis
    7. speciesParapercis signata Randall, 1984

    SourcesWoRMSFishBase

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