The redbanded weever (''Parapercis binivirgata'') is a

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

of the

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Pinguipedidae The sandperches are a family, Pinguipedidae, of ray-finned fishes in the Percomorpha, percomorph Order (biology), order Labriformes. Sandperches are benthic fish which normally occur over sand or rubble Substrate (biology), substrates in shallow ...

found around

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and

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at depths between . Its length is up to .

References

* * Tony Ayling & Geoffrey Cox, ''Collins Guide to the Sea Fishes of New Zealand'', (William Collins Publishers Ltd, Auckland, New Zealand 1982)

External links

''Parapercis binivirgata'' @ fishesofaustralia.net.au
Parapercis Marine fish of Eastern Australia Taxa named by Edgar Ravenswood Waite Fish described in 1904 {{Pinguipedidae-stub