TaiBNET

Kingdom Animalia
Phylum Chordata
Class Actinopterygii
Order Perciformes
Family Pinguipedidae
Genus Parapercis
Parapercis ommatura Jordan & Snyder, 1902

Provider:

Kwang-Tsao Shao

Synonyms：

Cilias ommatura

Citation:

臺灣魚類誌(沈等, 1993);

Fishbase(2006);

Fishes of Japan(Nakabo, 2002);

The Live Marine Resources of the Western Central Pacific, Vol.6(FAO, 2001)

Character:

Body moderately elongate and little compressed. Head pointed; eyes often jutting slightly above dorsal profile of head, oriented as much dorsally as laterally. Mouth moderately large, protractile; recurved canine teeth in an outer row at front of jaws. Dorsal fin with V spines and 22 soft rays, deeply notched between spinous and soft-rays portions, the soft portion clearly higher than the spinous; anal fin with I spine and 16 or 17 soft rays; pectoral fins with 17 to 18 rays; caudal fin rounded. Lateral line scales 59 to 65. Body reddish brown above, paler below; with 4 v-shaped dark brown blotches. Several dark stripes on cheek. Scattered small dark spots on dorsal fin; not small dark spots on caudal fin, but with a black ocular spot on it base; pectoral fin dark.

Habitat:

Inhabits the shallow reffs on sandy bottoms.

Distribution:

Distributed in the northwest Pacific from southern Japan to China and Taiwan. It is found in western Taiwanese waters, and Penghu Islands.

Utility:

No commercial value.

Name Code:

382255

Marine