Whitebelly sandperch

Parapercis albiventer

Pinguipedid Fish from the Mozambique Coast

White
Tropical
Regional distribution
Marine fish
Indian Ocean
Africa
Elongated
Medium
Tropical fish

Parapercis albiventer, the whitebelly sandperch, is a species of ray-finned fish in the sandperch family, Pinguipedidae. It is found in the western Indian Ocean from Zanzibar and Madagascar to southern Mozambique and South Africa.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Perches and Allies
Family: Pinguipedidae
Genus: Parapercis
Maximum length: 16.8 cm
Water: Marine
Body shape: elongated
Distribution: Western Indian Ocean: Madagascar, southern Mozambique and South Africa; including Zanzibar.

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