''Parapercis'' is a genus of sandperches belonging to the fish family

Pinguipedidae The sandperches are a family, Pinguipedidae, of fishes in the percomorph order Trachiniformes. Sandperches are benthic fish which normally occur over sand or rubble substrates in shallow seas. They are found off the coasts of South America, ...

Species

There are currently 79 recognized species in this genus: * ''

Parapercis albipinna ''Parapercis albipinna'' is a fish species in the sandperch The sandperches are a family, Pinguipedidae, of fishes in the percomorph order Trachiniformes. Sandperches are benthic fish which normally occur over sand or rubble substrates in ...

'' J. E. Randall, 2008 * ''

Parapercis albiventer ''Parapercis albiventer'', the whitebelly sandperch, is a fish species in the sandperch The sandperches are a family, Pinguipedidae, of fishes in the percomorph order Trachiniformes. Sandperches are benthic fish which normally occur over sa ...

'' H.-C. Ho, Heemstra & Imamura, 2014 (Whitebelly sandperch) * ''

Parapercis alboguttata ''Parapercis alboguttata'', the bluenose grubfish, known also as the bluenose sandperch and whitespot sandsmelt, is a species of marine bony fish in the family Pinguipedidae, native to the western Indo-Pacific Ocean. It was first described by th ...

'' ( Günther, 1872) (Whitespot sandsmelt) * '' Parapercis allporti'' Günther, 1876 (Barred grubfish) * ''

Parapercis atlantica ''Parapercis atlantica'' is a fish species in the sandperch family, Pinguipedidae. It is found in Cape Verde. This species reaches a length of . References

*Quéro, J.-C. and J.E. Randall, 1990. Mugiloididae. p. 892. In J. C. Quéro, J. C. ...

'' ( Vaillant, 1887) * ''

Parapercis aurantiaca ''Parapercis aurantiaca'' is a fish species in the sandperch The sandperches are a family, Pinguipedidae, of fishes in the percomorph order Trachiniformes. Sandperches are benthic fish which normally occur over sand or rubble substrates in ...

'' Döderlein ( de), 1884 * ''

Parapercis australis ''Parapercis australis'' is a fish species in the sandperch The sandperches are a family, Pinguipedidae, of fishes in the percomorph order Trachiniformes. Sandperches are benthic fish which normally occur over sand or rubble substrates in ...

'' J. E. Randall, 2003 * ''

Parapercis banoni ''Parapercis banoni'' is a fish species in the sandperch The sandperches are a family, Pinguipedidae, of fishes in the percomorph order Trachiniformes. Sandperches are benthic fish which normally occur over sand or rubble substrates in sha ...

'' J. E. Randall & Yamakawa, 2006 * '' Parapercis basimaculata'' J. E. Randall,

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, 2012 (Redbar sandperch) * '' Parapercis binivirgata'' ( Waite, 1904) (Redbanded weever) * '' Parapercis biordinis'' G. R. Allen, 1976 * '' Parapercis clathrata'' W. Ogilby, 1910 (Latticed sandperch) * ''

Parapercis colemani ''Parapercis colemani'' is a fish species in the sandperch family, Pinguipedidae. It is found at Norfolk Island.. This species reaches a length of . Etymology The fish is named in honor of Neville Coleman (1938-2012), an environmental photogra ...

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, 1993 * '' Parapercis colias'' ( Forster, 1801) (New Zealand blue cod) * '' Parapercis compressa'' J. E. Randall, 2008 * ''

Parapercis cylindrica ''Parapercis cylindrica'', the cylindrical sandperch, is a species of sandperch belonging to the family Pinguipedidae The sandperches are a family, Pinguipedidae, of fishes in the percomorph order Trachiniformes. Sandperches are benthic fi ...

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, 1792) (Cylindrical sandperch) * '' Parapercis decemfasciata'' ( V. Franz, 1910) * '' Parapercis diagonalis'' J. E. Randall, 2008 (Diagonal sandperch) * '' Parapercis diplospilus'' M. F. Gomon, 1980 (Doublespot grubfish) * '' Parapercis dockinsi'' J. E. McCosker, 1971 * '' Parapercis dongshaensis'' I. S. Chen, T. H. Tsai & S. L. Hsu, 2014 * '' Parapercis filamentosa'' (

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, 1878) (Threadfin sandperch) * '' Parapercis flavescens'' Fourmanoir & Rivaton, 1979 * '' Parapercis flavolabiata'' J. W. Johnson, 2006 (Yellowlip grubfish) * '' Parapercis flavolineata'' J. E. Randall, 2008 (Yellowline sandperch) * '' Parapercis fuscolineata'' Fourmanoir, 1985 * '' Parapercis gilliesii'' F. W. Hutton, 1879 (Yellow weaver) * ''

Parapercis haackei ''Parapercis haackei'', the wavy grubfish, is a species of fish in the sandperch family, Pinguipedidae. It is found in the eastern Indian Ocean around southern Western Australia and South Australia. Description ''Parapercis haackei'' reaches ...

, 1884 (Wavy grubfish) * '' Parapercis hexophtalma''

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, 1829 (Speckled sandperch) * '' Parapercis johnsoni'' H. C. Ho, 2015 (Polynesian sandperch) * '' Parapercis kamoharai'' L. P. Schultz, 1966 * '' Parapercis katoi'' J. E. Randall,

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Parapercis kentingensis ''Parapercis kentingensis'', the Kenting sandperch, is a species of fish in the sandperch family, Pinguipedidae. It is found in China, Taiwan and Japan. Description ''Parapercis kentingensis'' can reach a standard length of . References

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'' H.-C. Ho, C. H. Chang & K. T. Shao, 2012 (Kenting sandperch) * '' Parapercis lata'' J. E. Randall & J. E. McCosker, 2002 (Y-barred sandperch) * '' Parapercis lineopunctata'' J. E. Randall, 2003 (Nosestripe sandperch) * '' Parapercis lutevittata'' Y. C. Liao, T. Y. Cheng & K. T. Shao, 2011 (Yellow-striped sandperch) * '' Parapercis macrophthalma'' ( Pietschmann, 1911) (Narrow barred grubfish) * '' Parapercis maculata''

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, 1801 (Harlequin sandperch) * '' Parapercis maramara''

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& Z. H. Baldwin, 2012 * '' Parapercis maritzi'' M. E. Anderson, 1992 * '' Parapercis millepunctata'' Günther, 1860 (Black dotted sandperch) * '' Parapercis moki'' H.-C. Ho & J. W. Johnson, 2013 (Mok's sandperch) * '' Parapercis multifasciata'' Döderlein ( de), 1884 (Gold-birdled sandsmelt) * '' Parapercis multiplicata'' J. E. Randall, 1984 (Redbarred sandperch) * '' Parapercis muronis'' ( S. Tanaka (I), 1918) * '' Parapercis natator'' J. E. Randall,

& Yoshino, 2008 * '' Parapercis nebulosa'' ( Quoy & Gaimard, 1825) (Barred sandperch) * '' Parapercis nigrodorsalis'' J. W. Johnson, Struthers & Worthington Wilmer, 2014 (Blackfin sandperch) Johnson, J.W., Struthers, C.D. & Worthington Wilmer, J. (2014): ''Parapercis nigrodorsalis'' (Perciformes: Pinguipedidae), a new species of sand-perch from northern New Zealand and the Norfolk Ridge, Tasman Sea and remarks on ''P. binivirgata'' (Waite, 1904). ''Zootaxa, 3856 (4): 484–500.'' * '' Parapercis okamurai'' Kamohara, 1960 (Yellow sandperch) Ho, H.-C. (2014): Redescription of ''Parapercis okamurai'' Kamohara, 1960 (Perciformes: Pinguipedidae), based on specimens newly collected from Taiwan and Japan. ''Zootaxa, 3857 (4): 581–590.'' * '' Parapercis ommatura'' D. S. Jordan & Snyder, 1902 * ''

Parapercis pacifica ''Parapercis pacifica'' is a species of fish in the sandperch family, Pinguipedidae. It is found in the western Pacific Ocean from southern Japan to Indonesia. Description ''Parapercis pacifica'' reaches a standard length Fish measurement is ...

'' Imamura & Yoshino, 2007 * '' Parapercis phenax'' J. E. Randall & Yamakawa, 2006 * '' Parapercis pulchella'' ( Temminck & Schlegel, 1843) (Harlequin sandsmelt) * '' Parapercis punctata''

, 1829 * '' Parapercis punctulata''

, 1829 (Spotted sandperch) * ''

Parapercis queenslandica ''Parapercis queenslandica'' is a species of fish in the sandperch family, Pinguipedidae. It is found in the western Pacific Ocean from Australia and New Caledonia. Description ''Parapercis queenslandica'' reaches a standard length Fish meas ...

'' Imamura & Yoshino, 2007 * ''

Parapercis ramsayi ''Parapercis ramsayi'', the spotted grubfish, is a species of fish in the sandperch family, Pinguipedidae. It is found in the eastern Indian Ocean around southern Western Australia and South Australia. Description ''Parapercis ramsayi'' reac ...

, 1883 (Spotted grubfish) * '' Parapercis randalli'' H.-C. Ho & K. T. Shao, 2010 * '' Parapercis robinsoni'' Fowler, 1929 (Smallscale grubfish) * ''

Parapercis roseoviridis ''Parapercis roseoviridis'' is a fish species in the sandperch The sandperches are a family, Pinguipedidae, of fishes in the percomorph order Trachiniformes. Sandperches are benthic fish which normally occur over sand or rubble substrates ...

'' ( C. H. Gilbert, 1905) * '' Parapercis rubromaculata'' H.-C. Ho, C. H. Chang & K. T. Shao, 2012 (Redspot sandperch) * '' Parapercis rufa'' J. E. Randall, 2001 (Red sandperch) * ''

Parapercis sagma ''Parapercis sagma'', the saddled sandperch, is a species of fish in the sandperch family, Pinguipedidae. It is found from Indonesia and Vanuatu. Description ''Parapercis sagma'' reaches a standard length of References

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Parapercis schauinslandii ''Parapercis schauinslandii'', commonly known as redspotted sandperch, lyretail grubfish or flagfin weever, is a species of marine fish native to the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is a member of the sandperch family Pinguipedidae, form the perco ...

, 1900 (Redspotted sandperch) * '' Parapercis sexfasciata'' Temminck & Schlegel, 1843 (Grub fish) * '' Parapercis sexlorata'' J. W. Johnson, 2006 (Sixstrap grubfish) * '' Parapercis shaoi'' J. E. Randall, 2008 * '' Parapercis signata'' J. E. Randall, 1984 (Blackflag sandperch) * ''

Parapercis simulata ''Parapercis simulata'' is a species of fish in the sandperch family, Pinguipedidae. It is found in the Red Sea and the western Indian Ocean. References

*Goren, M. and M. Dor, 1994. An updated checklist of the fishes of the Red Sea (CLOFRES ...

'' L. P. Schultz, 1968 * '' Parapercis snyderi'' D. S. Jordan & Starks, 1905 (U-mark sandperch) * '' Parapercis somaliensis'' L. P. Schultz, 1968 (Somali sandperch) * '' Parapercis stricticeps'' ( De Vis, 1884) (White-streaked grubfish) * '' Parapercis striolata'' ( M. C. W. Weber, 1913) * '' Parapercis tetracantha'' (

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, 1802) (Reticulated sandperch) * '' Parapercis vittafrons'' J. E. Randall, 2008 (Bandhead sandperch) * ''

Parapercis xanthogramma ''Parapercis xanthogramma'' is a species of fish in the sandperch family, Pinguipedidae. It is found in the central Pacific Ocean including Fiji, Western Samoa and Tonga. Description ''Parapercis xanthogramma'' reaches a standard length of . R ...

'' Imamura & Yoshino, 2007 * '' Parapercis xanthozona'' (

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