Parapercis lineopunctata
Dotlined Grubfish | Nosestripe Grubfish
Similar Species
Same Genus
Distribution
Tropical Indo-Pacific
Description
Three thin black stripes extend along back, another extends along lower body, thin black stripe from snout to eye. Length to 8 cm. Black stripe from snout through eye, dark spiny dorsal fin with red and white margin. Black stripe from snout to eye, three thin dark stripes from behind eye on to back, another stripe along lower body, yellow-brown blotch on spiny first dorsal fin bordered with red and white, and indistinct vertical bars on body. Similar to P. haackei (Wavy Grubfish) but distinguished by location.
Information
Max Size: 74 cm
Sea Temperature Range: 23.8-30.4°C
Depth: 3-35 m
Habitat Generalization Index: 1.62
Also referred to as the SGI (Species Generalisation Index), this describes the habitat niche breadth of the species. Species with values less than 15 are found in a relatively narrow range of reef habitat types (specialists), while those over 25 may be found on most hard substrates within their range (generalists). Learn more here.
Conservation and Rarity
IUCN Status: Not Evaluated
Occurrence: Infrequent (7.5% of sites)
Occurrence describes how often the species is found on surveys within its distribution. It is calculated as the % of reef sites surveyed by RLS divers across all the ecoregions in which the species has been observed
Abundance: Several (5 per transect)
Abundance is calculated as the average number of individuals recorded per RLS transect, where present.
Edit by: Joe Shields