Florent's Guide To The Hawaiian, South Pacific and

Indo-Pacific Reefs

Nosestripe Sandperch
Parapercis lineopunctata
Nosestripe Sandperch
Category: Sandperches
Scientific Name: Parapercis lineopunctata
Size: Up to 5 in. (12 cm)  
Depth: 15-130 ft. (5-40 m)
Distribution: Indonesia, Philippines, Papua New Guinea, Great Barrier Reef
Vertebrata (Subphylum) Vertebrates
 └Osteichthyes (Parvphylum) Bony Fishes
  └Actinopterygii (Gigaclass) Ray-Finned Fish
   └Teleostei (Class) Teleosts
    └Perciformes (Order)
     └Uranoscopoidei (Suborder)
      └Pinguipedidae (Family) Sandperches
       └Parapercis (Genus)
        └P. lineopunctata (Species)

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