Saltwater
Redspotted sandperch
Parapercis schauinslandii
Pinguipedidae
Facts
Characteristics
- Length
- Up to 18 cm
- Body shape
- Elongated
Care
- Group
- Missing
- Smallest aquarium
- 140 liters
- Diet
- Missing
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Behavior
Water values
Smallest tank
Range
Native
Lives wild in American Samoa, Australia, Christmas Island, Cocos (Keeling) Islands, Comoros, France, French Polynesia, Guam, and 16 more countries.
More about the species
Description
Benthic. Usually on open sand and rubble substrates near reefs. Adults occur on deep seaward and coastal slopes and deep sand flats at depths to 170 m and rises up to about 15 m to feed. Adults have lyre-tail and may swim high above the substrate to feed on zooplankton, usually amongst other fishes such as basslets. Minimum depth of 9 m reported from Ref. 30874.
Other names
Other scientific names
- Parapercis pulchella
- Parapercis schauinslandi
- Percis schauinslandii
In other languages
- Rubiinihieta-ahven
- Flagfin weaver, Lyre-tail grubfish, Lyretail grubfish, Red-spotted sandperch, Sand perch, Schauinsland's sea perch
Articles
All articles
Fish that get along4 min read
Temperament, fin nippers, fish that eat other fish, and fish that need the same water. And what the Harmony mark in the app means.
How to add new fish4 min read
From the store to the tank: how to get the fish used to your water, why you should add only a few at a time, and what to watch for in the first few days.
Quarantine for new fish3 min read
Why new fish should live in a tank of their own for a few weeks before they move in, what you need, and what to look for.
From freshwater to saltwater3 min read
What is different in a saltwater aquarium: salt, refractometer, live rock and corals. An introduction for anyone thinking of giving it a try.