Wavy Grubfish

About this species

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

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Where and when

Where it has been recorded

Worldwide

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Best months

Worldwide (open data)

January: 110 records
February: 87 records
March: 127 records
April: 96 records
May: 48 records
June: 32 records
July: 32 records
August: 25 records
September: 34 records
October: 55 records
November: 57 records
December: 97 records

Depth and water temperature

Depth

Mostly recorded at 3–35 m · Deepest record: 117 m

0–10 m: 33 records
10–20 m: 9 records
20–30 m: 10 records
30–40 m: 11 records
40–50 m: 2 records
50–60 m: 0 records
60–70 m: 0 records
70–80 m: 0 records
80–90 m: 0 records
90–100 m: 0 records
100–110 m: 0 records
110–120 m: 1 records

Water temperature

Recorded in surface water of 15–29 °C

14–16 °C: 1 records
16–18 °C: 29 records
18–20 °C: 26 records
20–22 °C: 43 records
22–24 °C: 18 records
24–26 °C: 1 records
26–28 °C: 1 records
28–30 °C: 1 records

Photos

(c) Belinda Forbes, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
(c) Debra Baker, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
(c) Debra Baker, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
(c) Lawrence Hylton, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
(c) Grady Duffy, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
(c) Grady Duffy, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
(c) Andrew Allen, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist

Names and classification

English: Wavy Grubfish, Wavy Weever

Other scientific names: Percis haackei

Similar species

Blue Cod
Parapercis colias
Southern Grubfish
Parapercis australis
False-eyed Grubfish
Parapercis clathrata
Cylindrical sandperch
Parapercis cylindrica
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).
868 open-data records from 1913 to 2023.
Species data updated November 5, 2026.