Spotted Sandperch

Parapercis hexophtalma

Taxonomy

Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Actinopterygii Order: Labriformes Family: Pinguipedidae Genus: Parapercis

About

Parapercis hexophtalma, the speckled sandperch, is a species of marine bony fish in the family Pinguipedidae, found in the western Indo-Pacific Ocean. It was first described by the French naturalist Georges Cuvier in 1829. There are several synonyms, some of which represent misspellings of the original name, and others which were given to female fish, at the time thought to be a separate species.