False-eyed Grubfish

Parapercis clathrata

Fish
IUCN: Least concern

Usual depth5–24 m
Water temperature24–29 °C
Best monthsApril, May, and June
How commonOccasional

Photo credit: (c) Debra Baker, some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by Debra Baker · CC BY · iNaturalist

About this species

Parapercis clathrata, the latticed sandperch, is a species of ray-finned fish in the sandperch family, Pinguipedidae. It is found throughout the Indo-West Pacific Ocean from India and Sri Lanka to Tonga.

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Where and when

Where it has been recorded

Worldwide

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Best months

Worldwide (open data)

January: 89 records
February: 116 records
March: 151 records
April: 328 records
May: 317 records
June: 250 records
July: 146 records
August: 96 records
September: 126 records
October: 140 records
November: 71 records
December: 63 records

Depth and water temperature

Depth

Mostly recorded at 5–24 m · Deepest record: 81.3 m

0–10 m: 257 records
10–20 m: 463 records
20–30 m: 331 records
30–40 m: 6 records
40–50 m: 1 records
50–60 m: 0 records
60–70 m: 1 records
70–80 m: 0 records
80–90 m: 2 records

Water temperature

Recorded in surface water of 24–29 °C

24–26 °C: 17 records
26–28 °C: 48 records
28–30 °C: 475 records

Photos

(c) Donald Davesne, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
(c) Debra Baker, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
no rights reserved · CC0 1.0 · iNaturalist
(c) Ben Costamagna, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
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(c) Geoff Shuetrim, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
(c) Debra Baker, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist

Names and classification

English: False-eyed Grubfish, False-eye Grubfish, Latticed sandperch, Ocellate Weaver, Ogilby's Grubfish, Sharpnose Sandperch, Spothead Grubfish

Names in 3 more languages

French: Perche de sable à treillis
Japanese: Yotsumetoragisu, ヨツメトラギス
Simplified Chinese: 四斑拟鲈, 四斑擬鱸, 沙鱸, 海狗甘仔, 狗, 舉目魚, 花狗母海, 雨傘閂

Other scientific names: Bodianus tetracanthus, Parapercis quadrispinosa, Parapercis quadrispinosus, Parapercis tetracantha, Parapercis tetracanthus, Percis quadrispinosa, Percis quadrispinosus

Similar species

Cylindrical sandperch
Parapercis cylindrica
Flagfin Weever
Parapercis schauinslandii
Java Sandperch
Parapercis xanthozona
Spotted sandmelt
Parapercis hexophtalma
Blackdotted sand perch
Parapercis millepunctata
Twospot Sandperch
Parapercis bimacula

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).
1,813 open-data records from 1801 to 2022.
Species data updated October 26, 2026.

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