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Inshore Sand Perch

Diplectrum pacificum

Also known as: Pacific Sand Perch, Sand Sea Bass, Sandfish

LCLeast ConcernIUCN Red List, 2010
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Overview

Found singly, near to their crevice or hole which they retreat to when threatened, over muddy sandy bottoms.

These Sea Bass are bottom feeders more colourful than other Sea Bass sometimes found half buried in the sand waiting for their prey but quickly retreat to cover when threatened.

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How to identify

COLOURS
Pattern
black spotblack stripesstripes
Behaviour
ambush predatorbottom dwellingburies in sandsolitary

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Habitat & where to find it

  • Range · Eastern Pacific, Caribbean
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Found singly, near to their crevice or hole which they retreat to when threatened, over muddy sandy bottoms.

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    Taxonomy

    1. kingdomAnimalia
    2. phylumChordata
    3. classTeleostei
    4. orderPerciformes
    5. familySerranidae
    6. genusDiplectrum
    7. speciesDiplectrum pacificum Meek & Hildebrand, 1925

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