Blackdotted sand perch
Parapercis millepunctata
- Usual depth0–22 m
- Water temperature20–30 °C
- Best monthsMarch, April, and September
- How commonOccasional
About this species
Parapercis millepunctata, the black dotted sand perch, is a ray-finned fish species in the sandperch family, Pinguipedidae. It is found throughout the Indian and South Pacific Oceans. This species reaches a length of 18.0 cm (7.1 in).
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Where and when
Where it has been recorded
Worldwide
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Best months
Worldwide (open data)
- January: 18 records
- February: 51 records
- March: 92 records
- April: 65 records
- May: 37 records
- June: 56 records
- July: 37 records
- August: 49 records
- September: 63 records
- October: 11 records
- November: 19 records
- December: 2 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 0–22 m · Deepest record: 39.5 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 20–30 °C
Names and classification
- English
- Blackdotted sand perch, blackdotted sand perch, Black-dotted Sandperch, Brownspotted Sandperch, Manyspotted sandperch, Manyspotted Sandperch, Spotted Sandperch, Thousand-spot Grubfish, Thousand Spot Grubfish, Thousand-spot Sandperch
Names in 5 more languages
- German
- Vielpunkt-Sandbarsch
- French
- Perche de sable à taches brunes
- Japanese
- Wanuketoragisu, ワヌケトラギス
- Thai
- ปลาตาแหงนลายจุด
- Simplified Chinese
- 沙鱸, 海狗甘仔, 狗, 舉目魚, 花狗母海, 雨傘閂, 雪点拟鲈, 雪點擬鱸
Other scientific names: Parapercis cephalopunctata, Parapercis millipunctata, Parapercis montillai, Percis cephalopunctatus, Percis millepunctata
Similar species
False-eyed GrubfishParapercis clathrata
Cylindrical sandperchParapercis cylindrica
Flagfin WeeverParapercis schauinslandii
Java SandperchParapercis xanthozona
- Spotted sandmelt
Parapercis hexophtalma
- 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).
- 1,093 open-data records from 1946 to 2023.
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