Spotted sandmelt
Parapercis hexophtalma
- Usual depth2–17 m
- Water temperature19–30 °C
- Best monthsJuly
- How commonOccasional
About this species
Parapercis hexophtalma, the speckled sandperch, is a species of marine ray-finned fish in the family Pinguipedidae, found in the western Indo-Pacific Ocean. It was first described by the French naturalist Georges Cuvier in 1829. There are several synonyms, some of which represent misspellings of the original name, and others which were given to female fish, at the time thought to be a separate species.
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Where and when
Where it has been recorded
Worldwide
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Best months
Worldwide (open data)
- January: 13 records
- February: 4 records
- March: 4 records
- April: 13 records
- May: 18 records
- June: 22 records
- July: 42 records
- August: 12 records
- September: 15 records
- October: 20 records
- November: 18 records
- December: 9 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 2–17 m · Deepest record: 33.5 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 19–30 °C
Names and classification
- English
- Spotted sandmelt, Spotted sandperch, Speckled sandperch, spotted sandmelt, spotted sandperch, spotted weever
Names in 2 more languages
- French
- Pinge pintade
- Simplified Chinese
- 六睛拟鲈
Other scientific names: Parapercis hexophthalama, Parapercis hexophthalma, Parapercis polyophtalma, Parapercis polyophthalma, Parapercis polyopthalma, Parapercis polyphtalma, Percis caudimaculata, Percis cylindrica, Percis hexophtalma, Percis hexophthalma, Percis polyophtalma, Percis polyophthalma
Similar species
False-eyed GrubfishParapercis clathrata
Cylindrical sandperchParapercis cylindrica
Flagfin WeeverParapercis schauinslandii
Java SandperchParapercis xanthozona
- 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).
- 845 open-data records from 1828 to 2018.
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