scalyfin

About this species

Parma microlepis, commonly known as the white-ear, is a species of fish in the family Pomacentridae. This fish is endemic to Eastern Australia.

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Where and when

Where it has been recorded

Worldwide

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Best months

Worldwide (open data)

January: 311 records
February: 303 records
March: 299 records
April: 245 records
May: 210 records
June: 279 records
July: 117 records
August: 138 records
September: 152 records
October: 146 records
November: 188 records
December: 250 records

Depth and water temperature

Depth

Mostly recorded at 5–10 m · Deepest record: 40 m

0–10 m: 109 records
10–20 m: 42 records
20–30 m: 0 records
30–40 m: 9 records
40–50 m: 3 records

Water temperature

Recorded in surface water of 14–24 °C

12–14 °C: 1 records
14–16 °C: 65 records
16–18 °C: 46 records
18–20 °C: 9 records
20–22 °C: 35 records
22–24 °C: 3 records

Photos

(c) Tim, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
(c) Bryce Watts-Parker, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
(c) Bruce Deagle, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
(c) tobyyy, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA) · CC BY-SA · iNaturalist
(c) Hugh Chan, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
(c) Andrew Harvey, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
(c) Eldon E Ball, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist

Names and classification

English: scalyfin, White-ear, White Ear, White-ear Parma, White-ear Scalyfin, White Ear Scalyfin

Names in 2 more languages

Spanish: Teniente blanco
Simplified Chinese: 小鳞盾豆娘鱼

Other scientific names: Glyphidodon australis, Parma macrolepis, Parma squamipinnis, Pomacentrus semifasciatus

Similar species

Black Scalyfin
Parma alboscapularis
Common Scalyfin
Parma mccullochi
Big-scaled Parma
Parma oligolepis
Banded Parma
Parma polylepis
Girdled Parma
Parma unifasciata
Common Scalyfin
Parma victoriae

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).
4,418 open-data records from 1906 to 2023.
Species data updated November 5, 2026.