Java Sandperch

Parapercis xanthozona

Fish
IUCN: Least concern

Usual depth13–49 m
Water temperature20–30 °C
Best monthsJanuary, August, and November
How commonOccasional

Photo credit: (c) portioid, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist

About this species

Parapercis xanthozona, the yellowbar sandperch, is a species of ray-finned fish in the sandperch family, Pinguipedidae. It is found in the Indo-West Pacific Ocean from East Africa to Fiji.

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Where and when

Where it has been recorded

Worldwide

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Best months

Worldwide (open data)

January: 64 records
February: 44 records
March: 10 records
April: 24 records
May: 27 records
June: 29 records
July: 23 records
August: 69 records
September: 56 records
October: 54 records
November: 94 records
December: 17 records

Depth and water temperature

Depth

Mostly recorded at 13–49 m · Deepest record: 82 m

0–10 m: 22 records
10–20 m: 35 records
20–30 m: 72 records
30–40 m: 77 records
40–50 m: 36 records
50–60 m: 13 records
60–70 m: 10 records
70–80 m: 1 records
80–90 m: 2 records

Water temperature

Recorded in surface water of 20–30 °C

20–22 °C: 1 records
22–24 °C: 30 records
24–26 °C: 185 records
26–28 °C: 37 records
28–30 °C: 55 records

Photos

(c) Roger Rittmaster, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
(c) 呂一起(Lyu yi-chi), some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
no rights reserved · CC0 1.0 · iNaturalist
(c) Ditch Townsend, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA) · CC BY-SA · iNaturalist
(c) Ditch Townsend, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA) · CC BY-SA · iNaturalist
(c) portioid, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist

Names and classification

English: Java Sandperch, Peppered Grubfish, Whitestripe Sandperch, Whitestrip Sandperch, Yellowband Grubfish, Yellowbar Sandperch, Yellow-spot Grubfish

Names in 4 more languages

Filipino: Tuko
Japanese: Kokuten-toragisu, Ojirotoragisu, オジロトラギス
Thai: ปลาตาแหงนแถบเหลือง
Simplified Chinese: 沙鱸, 海狗甘仔, 狗, 紅帶擬鱸, 舉目魚, 花狗母海, 雨傘閂, 黃紋擬鱸, 黃紋擬鱸（紅帶擬鱸、黃帶擬鱸）

Other scientific names: Neopercis xanthozona, Parapercis xanthosoma, Percis xanthozona

Similar species

False-eyed Grubfish
Parapercis clathrata
Cylindrical sandperch
Parapercis cylindrica
Flagfin Weever
Parapercis schauinslandii
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).
519 open-data records from 1849 to 2017.
Species data updated October 26, 2026.

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