Southern Grubfish

About this species

Parapercis australis is a ray-finned fish species in the sandperch family, Pinguipedidae. It is found in Queensland, Australia and the island of Tonga. This species reaches a length of 9.2 cm (3.6 in).

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Where and when

Where it has been recorded

Worldwide

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Best months

Worldwide (open data)

January: 46 records
February: 54 records
March: 42 records
April: 43 records
May: 31 records
June: 26 records
July: 43 records
August: 39 records
September: 64 records
October: 65 records
November: 61 records
December: 46 records

Depth and water temperature

Depth

Mostly recorded at 1–11 m · Deepest record: 68 m

0–10 m: 38 records
10–20 m: 1 records
20–30 m: 0 records
30–40 m: 0 records
40–50 m: 1 records
50–60 m: 0 records
60–70 m: 3 records

Water temperature

Recorded in surface water of 20–30 °C

20–22 °C: 1 records
22–24 °C: 6 records
24–26 °C: 42 records
26–28 °C: 71 records
28–30 °C: 12 records

Photos

(c) Geoff Shuetrim, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
(c) Hayes Valentine, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
(c) Debra Baker, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
(c) Bruce Deagle, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
(c) Debra Baker, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
(c) jeyre, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist

Names and classification

English: Southern Grubfish

Similar species

Blue Cod
Parapercis colias
False-eyed Grubfish
Parapercis clathrata
Cylindrical sandperch
Parapercis cylindrica
Wavy Grubfish
Parapercis haackei
Spotted sandmelt
Parapercis hexophtalma
Blackdotted sand perch
Parapercis millepunctata

Sources and credits

Names and taxonomy: WoRMS (CC BY 4.0) and the GBIF Backbone (CC BY 4.0). Photos: iNaturalist observers, each under the licence shown (CC0, CC BY or CC BY-SA).

Depth, temperature, months and maps: records from OBIS and GBIF under CC0 or CC BY.
Descriptions: Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA, each linked to its article.
Conservation status as published by GBIF (IUCN Red List).
509 open-data records from 1944 to 2023.
Species data updated November 5, 2026.