Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Marine; reef-associated; depth range 2 - 22 m (Ref. 9710). Tropical; 30°N - 30°S
Indian Ocean only.
Other species in this complex include from the western Pacific: Parapercis pacifica, from Japan to Timor Sea; Parapercis queenslandica from Australia and New Caledonia; Parapercis xanthogramma from Fiji, Tonga and Western Samoa, and also New Caledonia.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 29.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 30573); common length : 18.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 30573)
Dorsal spines (total): 5; Dorsal soft rays (total): 21; Anal spines: 1; Anal soft rays: 17. This species is distinguished by the following characters: pectoral-fin rays usually 17; cheek region with 6-10 oblique brownish bands; with 3-4 ocelli but lacking other distinct spots or patches in lower part of the body in males; in females and juveniles, 7 ocelli but usually lacking spots or patches between ocelli; juveniles 9.0 cm or smaller with 12 or fewer brownish anal fin spots (Ref. 75058).
Cross section: oval.
Found on sand and rubble bottoms of shallow lagoon and protected seaward reefs (Ref. 9710, 48636).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Imamura, H. and T. Yoshino, 2007. Three new species of the genus Parapercis from the Western Pacific, with Rediscription of Parapercis hexophtalma (Perciformes:Pinguipedidae). Bull. Natl. Mus. Nat. Sci. Ser. A, Suppl. 1:81-100. (Ref. 75058)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-1)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
Fisheries: minor commercial; aquarium: commercial
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Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature (Ref.
123201): 24.9 - 29.3, mean 28.3 °C (based on 3415 cells).
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 0.5000 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00813 (0.00502 - 0.01317), b=3.11 (2.97 - 3.25), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this species & Genus-body shape (Ref.
93245).
Trophic level (Ref.
69278): 3.6 ±0.4 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Resilience (Ref.
120179): High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (K=0.4).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (19 of 100).
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Nutrients (Ref.
124155): Calcium = 70.3 [38.9, 107.2] mg/100g; Iron = 0.585 [0.371, 0.959] mg/100g; Protein = 18.2 [16.0, 20.2] %; Omega3 = 0.0888 [, ] g/100g; Selenium = 29.6 [16.4, 54.9] μg/100g; VitaminA = 85.4 [31.5, 225.3] μg/100g; Zinc = 1.32 [0.93, 1.82] mg/100g (wet weight);
