Family : Pinguipedidae (Sandperches)
Order : Perciformes  (perch-likes)
Class : Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes)
Fishbase Name : Latticed sandperch
Fish Name : Parapercis clathrata
Max size : 24.0 cm TL (male/unsexed; Ref. 48636)
Environment : reef-associated ; depth range 3 - 50 m
Climate : tropical; 30°N - 24°S
Global Importance :
Resilience: High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (Preliminary K or Fecundity.)Distribution : Western Pacific: Ryukyu Islands and the Great Barrier Reef to the Marshall Islands and Samoa. Recently recorded from Tonga (Ref. 53797).
Diagnosis : Dorsal spines (total): 4-5; Dorsal soft rays (total): 20-21; Anal spines: 1-1; Anal soft rays: 17-17. A row of small blackish spots in outer third of anal fin (Ref 42740). Males develop a conspicuous ocellus on each side of the nape (Ref. 1602). Young are best identified by the patch of small spots on the cheek that usually remains evident in adults (Ref. 48636).
Biology : Inhabits both clear lagoon and seaward reefs, in areas of open sand and rubble as well as on rocky surfaces between coral heads. Also in current prone channels (Ref. 48636)
Threatened : Dangerous:  
Dangerous : harmless
Coordinator :
Main Ref : Randall, J.E., G.R. Allen and R.C. Steene. 1990. (Ref. 2334)

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Common Names : [ No common name ]
Status : questionable
Salinity : marine
Uses : no uses