Parapercis xanthozona

Pinguipedidae
Peppered Grubfish, Whitestrip Sandperch, Yellow-spot Grubfish, Yellowband Grubfish, Yellowbar Sandperch
  • Parapercis xanthozona, Male, Sulawesi, Indonesia, Photo: Ian Shaw
    Parapercis xanthozona, Male, Sulawesi, Indonesia, Photo: Ian Shaw
  • Parapercis xanthozona, QLD, Australia, Photo: Joe Shields
    Parapercis xanthozona, QLD, Australia, Photo: Joe Shields
  • Parapercis xanthozona, Photo: Graham Edgar
    Parapercis xanthozona, Photo: Graham Edgar
  • Parapercis xanthozona, Photo: Rick Stuart-Smith
    Parapercis xanthozona, Photo: Rick Stuart-Smith
  • Parapercis xanthozona, Gulf of Carpentaria, QLD, Photo: Andrew Green
    Parapercis xanthozona, Gulf of Carpentaria, QLD, Photo: Andrew Green
Distribution
Tropical Indo-Pacific
Description
Pale blue-grey back with U-shaped markings composed of brown flecks, white stripe along mid body and to tail tip, row of brown blotches below that sometimes join with U's to make vertical bands. Males with numerous fine, oblique white lines on operculum. P. stricticeps (Whitestreak Grubfish) has bar below eye and darker markings.  
Information
  • Max Size: 23 cm
  • Sea Temperature Range: 22.2-30.7°C
  • Depth: 0-20m
  • Habitat: Coral Reef, Rocky Reef, Soft sediment
  • Habitat Generalisation Index: 0.9
    Also referred to as the SGI (Species generalisation index), this describes the habitat niche breadth of the species. Species with values less than 15 are found in a relatively narrow range of reef habitat types (specialists), while those over 25 may be found on most hard substrates within their range (generalists). Learn more here
Rarity
  • IUCN Threat Status: Least Concern
  • Occurrence: Infrequent (7% of sites)
    Occurrence describes how often the species is found on surveys within its distribution. It is calculated as the % of reef sites surveyed by RLS divers across all the ecoregions in which the species has been observed
  • Abundance: Few (2 per transect)
    Abundance is calculated as the average number of individuals recorded per RLS transect, where present.
Edit by: Joe Shields
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