Florent's Guide To The

Tropical Pacific Reefs

Nosestripe Sandperch
Parapercis lineopunctata
Nosestripe Sandperch
Category: Sandperches
Scientific Name: Parapercis lineopunctata
Size: Up to 5 in. (12 cm)  
Depth: 15-130 ft. (5-40 m)
Distribution: Indonesia, Philippines, Papua New Guinea, Great Barrier Reef
Chordata (Phylum)
└Vertebrata (Subphylum)
 └Osteichthyes (Parvphylum)
  └Actinopterygii (Gigaclass)
   └Actinopteri (Superclass)
    └Teleostei (Class)
     └Perciformes (Order)
      └Uranoscopoidei (Suborder)
       └Pinguipedidae (Family)
        └Parapercis (Genus)
         └P. lineopunctata (Species)

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