WoRMS taxon details
Parapercis hexophtalma (Cuvier, 1829)
219159 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:219159)
accepted
Species
Parapercis hexophthalama (Cuvier, 1829) · unaccepted (misspelling)
Parapercis hexophthalma (Cuvier, 1829) · unaccepted (misspelling)
Parapercis polyophtalma (Cuvier, 1829) · unaccepted
Parapercis polyophthalma (Cuvier, 1829) · unaccepted (misspelling)
Parapercis polyopthalma (Cuvier, 1829) · unaccepted (misspelling)
Parapercis polyphtalma (Cuvier & Valenciennes) · unaccepted (misspelling)
Percis caudimaculata Rüppell, 1838 · unaccepted
Percis cylindrica Rüppell, 1828 · unaccepted
Percis hexophtalma Cuvier, 1829 · unaccepted
Percis hexophthalma Cuvier, 1829 · unaccepted (misspelling)
Percis polyophtalma Cuvier, 1829 · unaccepted
Percis polyophthalma Cuvier, 1829 · unaccepted > misspelling - incorrect subsequent spelling
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
(of Percis hexophtalma Cuvier, 1829) Cuvier, G.; Valenciennes, A. (1829). Histoire naturelle des poissons. Tome troisième. Suite du Livre troisième. Des percoïdes à dorsale unique à sept rayons branchiaux et à dents en velours ou en cardes. <em>F. G. Levrault, Paris.</em> v. 3: i-xxviii + 2 pp. + 1-500, Pls. 41-71. [Cuvier authored volume. i-xxii + 1-368 in Strasbourg edition.].
page(s): 273 [details]
page(s): 273 [details]
Description Found over sandy areas, near rock reefs and corals (Ref. 5213); also over rubble around protected reefs (Ref. 2334).
Description Found over sandy areas, near rock reefs and corals (Ref. 5213); also over rubble around protected reefs (Ref. 2334). [details]
Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2025). FishBase. Parapercis hexophtalma (Cuvier, 1829). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=219159 on 2025-05-01
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Percis hexophtalma Cuvier, 1829) Cuvier, G.; Valenciennes, A. (1829). Histoire naturelle des poissons. Tome troisième. Suite du Livre troisième. Des percoïdes à dorsale unique à sept rayons branchiaux et à dents en velours ou en cardes. <em>F. G. Levrault, Paris.</em> v. 3: i-xxviii + 2 pp. + 1-500, Pls. 41-71. [Cuvier authored volume. i-xxii + 1-368 in Strasbourg edition.].
page(s): 273 [details]
original description (of Percis polyophtalma Cuvier, 1829) Cuvier, G.; Valenciennes, A. (1829). Histoire naturelle des poissons. Tome troisième. Suite du Livre troisième. Des percoïdes à dorsale unique à sept rayons branchiaux et à dents en velours ou en cardes. <em>F. G. Levrault, Paris.</em> v. 3: i-xxviii + 2 pp. + 1-500, Pls. 41-71. [Cuvier authored volume. i-xxii + 1-368 in Strasbourg edition.].
page(s): 272 [details]
basis of record Randall, J. E. (1992). Red Sea Reef Fishes. <em>Immel Publishing.</em> [details]
page(s): 273 [details]
original description (of Percis polyophtalma Cuvier, 1829) Cuvier, G.; Valenciennes, A. (1829). Histoire naturelle des poissons. Tome troisième. Suite du Livre troisième. Des percoïdes à dorsale unique à sept rayons branchiaux et à dents en velours ou en cardes. <em>F. G. Levrault, Paris.</em> v. 3: i-xxviii + 2 pp. + 1-500, Pls. 41-71. [Cuvier authored volume. i-xxii + 1-368 in Strasbourg edition.].
page(s): 272 [details]
basis of record Randall, J. E. (1992). Red Sea Reef Fishes. <em>Immel Publishing.</em> [details]
Ecology
ecology source
Looby, A.; Erbe, C.; Bravo, S.; Cox, K.; Davies, H. L.; Di Iorio, L.; Jézéquel, Y.; Juanes, F.; Martin, C. W.; Mooney, T. A.; Radford, C.; Reynolds, L. K.; Rice, A. N.; Riera, A.; Rountree, R.; Spriel, B.; Stanley, J.; Vela, S.; Parsons, M. J. G. (2023). Global inventory of species categorized by known underwater sonifery. <em>Scientific Data.</em> 10(1). (look up in IMIS), available online at https://doi.org/10.1038/s41597-023-02745-4 [details] 
Other
context source (HKRMS)
Hong Kong marine fish database. <em>AFCD.</em> , available online at https://www.hk-fish.net/en/fish/introduction/ [details]
additional source Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2025). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (06/2024)., available online at https://www.fishbase.org [details]
additional source Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2025). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (06/2024)., available online at https://www.fishbase.org [details]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Unreviewed
Description Found over sandy areas, near rock reefs and corals (Ref. 5213); also over rubble around protected reefs (Ref. 2334). [details]Remark In Cuvier and Valenciennes, 1820. <307> [details]
| Language | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| English | spotted sandperchspotted sandmelt | [details] |
To Barcode of Life (20 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication) (from synonym Parapercis polyopthalma (Cuvier, 1829))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication) (from synonym Parapercis polyophthalma (Cuvier, 1829))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (15 publications) (from synonym Percis polyophtalma Cuvier, 1829)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (19 publications) (from synonym Parapercis hexophthalma (Cuvier, 1829))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (29 publications) (from synonym Percis hexophthalma Cuvier, 1829)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (3 publications) (from synonym Percis hexophtalma Cuvier, 1829)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (3 publications)
To Digital Atlas Of Marine Species & Locations, DAMSL (Speckled Sandperch) (from synonym Parapercis hexophthalma (Cuvier, 1829))
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Parapercis hexophtalma)
To FishBase (from synonym Parapercis polyophtalma (Cuvier, 1829))
To FishBase (from synonym Percis hexophtalma Cuvier, 1829)
To FishBase
To FishBase (from synonym Percis polyophtalma Cuvier, 1829)
To FishBase (from synonym Parapercis hexophthalma (Cuvier, 1829))
To FishBase (from synonym Percis hexophthalma Cuvier, 1829)
To FishBase (from synonym Parapercis polyopthalma (Cuvier, 1829))
To FishBase (from synonym Parapercis polyophthalma (Cuvier, 1829))
To FishBase (from synonym Parapercis hexophthalama (Cuvier, 1829))
To Fishbase (from synonym Percis cylindrica Rüppell, 1828)
To Fishbase (from synonym Percis caudimaculata Rüppell, 1838)
To FishBase images (Parapercis hexophtalma, Israel, by Randall, J.E.)
To GenBank (31 nucleotides; 29 proteins)
To GenBank (31 nucleotides; 29 proteins) (from synonym Percis hexophtalma Cuvier, 1829)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Parapercis hexophtalma RAD113178-001)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Parapercis hexophtalma USNM 435436 photograph lateral view)
To ITIS
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication) (from synonym Parapercis polyopthalma (Cuvier, 1829))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication) (from synonym Parapercis polyophthalma (Cuvier, 1829))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (15 publications) (from synonym Percis polyophtalma Cuvier, 1829)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (19 publications) (from synonym Parapercis hexophthalma (Cuvier, 1829))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (29 publications) (from synonym Percis hexophthalma Cuvier, 1829)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (3 publications) (from synonym Percis hexophtalma Cuvier, 1829)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (3 publications)
To Digital Atlas Of Marine Species & Locations, DAMSL (Speckled Sandperch) (from synonym Parapercis hexophthalma (Cuvier, 1829))
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Parapercis hexophtalma)
To FishBase (from synonym Parapercis polyophtalma (Cuvier, 1829))
To FishBase (from synonym Percis hexophtalma Cuvier, 1829)
To FishBase
To FishBase (from synonym Percis polyophtalma Cuvier, 1829)
To FishBase (from synonym Parapercis hexophthalma (Cuvier, 1829))
To FishBase (from synonym Percis hexophthalma Cuvier, 1829)
To FishBase (from synonym Parapercis polyopthalma (Cuvier, 1829))
To FishBase (from synonym Parapercis polyophthalma (Cuvier, 1829))
To FishBase (from synonym Parapercis hexophthalama (Cuvier, 1829))
To Fishbase (from synonym Percis cylindrica Rüppell, 1828)
To Fishbase (from synonym Percis caudimaculata Rüppell, 1838)
To FishBase images (Parapercis hexophtalma, Israel, by Randall, J.E.)
To GenBank (31 nucleotides; 29 proteins)
To GenBank (31 nucleotides; 29 proteins) (from synonym Percis hexophtalma Cuvier, 1829)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Parapercis hexophtalma RAD113178-001)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Parapercis hexophtalma USNM 435436 photograph lateral view)
To ITIS
