''Parapercis multifasciata'', the gold-bridled sandsmelt, is a

ray-finned fish Actinopterygii (; ), members of which are known as ray-finned fish or actinopterygians, is a class of bony fish that comprise over 50% of living vertebrate species. They are so called because of their lightly built fins made of webbings of sk ...

species in the

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 ...

family, Pinguipedidae. The scientific name of this species was first published 1884 by Döderlein. It is found off Japan and Taiwan, a specimen collected off KwaZulu Natal in South Africa has been tentatively identified as this species.

References

multifasciata Fish of Japan Fish of Taiwan Taxa named by Ludwig Heinrich Philipp Döderlein Fish described in 1884 {{Pinguipedidae-stub