Parapercis pulchella

Parapercis pulchella
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Labriformes
Family: Pinguipedidae
Genus: Parapercis
Species:
P. pulchella
Binomial name
Parapercis pulchella
(Temminck & Schlegel, 1843)
Synonyms
  • Percis pulchella Temminck & Schlegel, 1843

Parapercis pulchella, the harlequin sandsmelt, is a ray-finned fish species in the sandperch family, Pinguipedidae. It is found in the north-western Pacific Ocean, including the shores of Japan, Taiwan and Hong Kong.

Description

Parapercis pulchella reaches a total length of 20.0 cm (7.9 in).[2]

References

  1. ^ Williams, J.T. (2022). "Parapercis pulchella". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2022: e.T75554336A75554343. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2022-2.RLTS.T75554336A75554343.en. Retrieved 6 April 2024.
  2. ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Parapercis pulchella". FishBase. February 2018 version.
  • Randall, J.E., 2008. Six new sandperches of the genus Parapercis from the Western Pacific, with description of a neotype for P. maculata (bloch and Schneider). The Raffles Bull. Zool. 19:159-178.


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