Florent's Guide To The

Tropical Pacific Reefs

Speckled Sandperch
Parapercis hexophtalma
Speckled Sandperch
Category: Sandperches
Scientific Name: Parapercis hexophtalma
Size: Up to 9 in. (23 cm)  
Depth: 15-100 ft. (5-30 m)
Distribution: Indo-Pacific, Red Sea, Great Barrier Reef
Chordata (Phylum)
└Vertebrata (Subphylum)
 └Osteichthyes (Parvphylum)
  └Actinopterygii (Gigaclass)
   └Actinopteri (Superclass)
    └Teleostei (Class)
     └Perciformes (Order)
      └Uranoscopoidei (Suborder)
       └Pinguipedidae (Family)
        └Parapercis (Genus)
         └P. hexophtalma (Species)

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