Parapercis snyderi
Snyders Grubfish | U-mark Sandperch
Same Genus
Distribution
Temperate northern Pacific, Tropical Indo-Pacific
Description
Gold or black spot on base of pectoral fin and often with numerous gold, dusky, reddish and black spots on face, tail and along sides. Vague U-shaped dark markings on back, alternating black and white markings along base of dorsal fin and a line made of inter-connected gold dashes along side.
Information
Max Size: 11 cm
Sea Temperature Range: 15.2-31.1°C
Depth: 10-40m
Habitat Generalization Index: 0.82
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 (4.5% 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: Few (3 per transect)
Abundance is calculated as the average number of individuals recorded per RLS transect, where present.
Edit by: Joe Shields