Parapercis filamentosa

Parapercis filamentosa, the threadfin sandperch, is a species of fish in the sandperch family, Pinguipedidae. It is found in the western Pacific Ocean including Hainan, China and south to Thailand and Indonesia.

Parapercis filamentosa
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Trachiniformes
Family: Pinguipedidae
Genus: Parapercis
Species:
P. filamentosa
Binomial name
Parapercis filamentosa
(Steindachner, 1878)
Synonyms
  • Percis filamentosa Steindachner, 1878
  • Parapercis hainanensis Lin, 1933
  • Parapercis longifilis Herre, 1944

Description edit

Parapercis filamentosa reaches a total length of 18.0 cm (7.1 in).[1]

References edit

  1. ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2018). "Parapercis filamentosa" in FishBase. February 2018 version.
  • Randall, J.E., 2001. Pinguipedidae (= Parapercidae, Mugiloididae). Sandperches. p. 3501-3510. In K.E. Carpenter and V. Niem (eds.) FAO species identification guide for fishery purposes. The living marine resources of the Western Central Pacific. Vol. 6. Bony fishes part 4 (Labridae to Latimeriidae), estuarine crocodiles. FAO, Rome.