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Bony fish

Harlequin Sandperch

Parapercis maculata

Also known as: Grubfish, Harlequin Sandsmelt, Pink-blotched Grubfish, Sandsmelt, Weever, Weeverfish

Adult
@designedforx · KE, Kenya · September 20171 / 1
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Overview

Found singly, resting on their fins, over rubble and sandy bottoms, of shallow protected coastal bays and estuaries.

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

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Habitat & where to find it

  • Range · Western Indian Ocean
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Found singly, resting on their fins, over rubble and sandy bottoms, of shallow protected coastal bays and estuaries.

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Adult photos 1

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    Taxonomy

    1. kingdomAnimalia
    2. phylumChordata
    3. classTeleostei
    4. orderPerciformes
    5. familyPinguipedidae
    6. genusParapercis
    7. speciesParapercis maculata (Bloch & Schneider, 1801)

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    More in the family

    Sandperches (Pinguipedidae)