Florent's Guide To The

French Polynesian Reefs

Redspotted Sandperch
Parapercis schauinslandii
Redspotted Sandperch
Category: Sandperches
Scientific Name: Parapercis schauinslandii
Size: up to 5 in. (13 cm)  
Depth: 20-150 ft. (6-45 m)
Distribution: Indo-Pacific, Hawaii, Great Barrier Reef, French Polynesia
Chordata (Phylum) Chordates
└Vertebrata (Subphylum) Vertebrates
 └Osteichthyes (Parvphylum) Bony Fishes
  └Actinopterygii (Gigaclass) Ray-Finned Fish
   └Teleostei (Class) Teleosts
    └Perciformes (Order)
     └Uranoscopoidei (Suborder)
      └Pinguipedidae (Family) Sandperches
       └Parapercis (Genus)
        └P. schauinslandii (Species)
WoRMS ID: 219158🔗
iNaturalist ID: 49419🔗

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