Florent's Guide To The Hawaiian, South Pacific and

Indo-Pacific Reefs

Blackfin Sandperch
Parapercis snyderi
Blackfin Sandperch
Category: Sandperches
Scientific Name: Parapercis snyderi
Size: Up to 5 in. (12 cm)  
Depth: 30-130 ft. (10-40 m)
Distribution: West Pacific, Great Barrier Reef
Chordata (Phylum)
Vertebrata (Subphylum)
 └Osteichthyes (Parvphylum)
  └Actinopterygii (Gigaclass)
   └Teleostei (Class)
    └Perciformes (Order)
     └Uranoscopoidei (Suborder)
      └Pinguipedidae (Family)
       └Parapercis (Genus)
        └P. snyderi (Species)

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