Family : Pinguipedidae (Sandperches)
Order : Perciformes  (perch-likes)
Class : Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes)
Fishbase Name : Whitespot sandsmelt
Fish Name : Parapercis alboguttata
Max size : 27.0 cm TL (male/unsexed; Ref. 11441)
Environment : demersal ; depth range 50 - 120 m
Climate : tropical
Global Importance :
Resilience: High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (Preliminary K or Fecundity.)Distribution : Indo-West Pacific: Persian Gulf to the continental shelf of Asia, the Philippines, Indonesia, and northwestern Australia.
Diagnosis : Dorsal spines (total): 5; Anal soft rays: 19. Light red dorsally, shading to white ventrally, the scale edges brown except ventrally. Two longitudinal rows of indistinct light red blotches on body, ending in 2 dark red spots on base of caudal fin. Snout light blue with oblique yellow lines. Eye not very large, its diameter more than 4 times in head length of adults. Third and fourth dorsal-fin spine longest. Last interspinous membrane of dorsal fin connected to base of first soft ray (Ref 42740).
Biology : A coastal species (Ref. 42740) found in trawling grounds
Threatened : Dangerous:  
Dangerous : harmless
Coordinator :
Main Ref : Allen, G.R. and R. Swainston. 1988. (Ref. 3132)

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