Scientific Name
Parapercis decemfasciata  
Pronounce  
Parapercis decemfasciata十橫斑擬鱸
by: Lab of Fish Ecol. and Evo., BRCAS
Author (Franz, 1910) Depth 10 - 100M
Chinese 十橫斑擬鱸 Poisonous Fish No 
Family_Chinese 擬鱸科 Economic Fish No 
Family F435 Pinguipedidae Edible Fish Yes  Chinese In Mainland China 十橫斑擬鱸 
Max Length 15 cm  Aquarium Fish No  Common Name 海狗甘仔、狗、舉目魚、雨傘閂、花狗母海、沙鱸、狗母梭(臺東) 
Distribution in World North West Pacific Ocean   Distribution in Taiwan West、South、North East 
Habitats Benthos、Coastal  Holotype Locality Misaki, Aburatsubo, and Yokohama, Japan 
Synonyms Neopercis decemfasciata   
Reference 臺灣魚類誌(沈等, 1993);Fishbase(2006);Fishes of Japan(Nakabo, 2002);The Live Marine Resources of the Western Central Pacific, Vol.6(FAO, 2001)  Franz, V. 1910 沈世傑 編 Shih-Chieh Shen ed. 1993 Nakabo T. 2002 Nakabo T. 2002 
Specimen List ASIZP0055527. ASIZP0058547. ASIZP0059484. ASIZP0064675. ASIZP0064725. ASIZP0064917. ASIZP0064961. ASIZP0072207. ASIZP0072214. ASIZP0072216. ASIZP0072217. ASIZP0072218. ASIZP0072219. ASIZP0800067. ASIZP0800155. ASIZP0800156. ASIZP0800162. ASIZP0802492. ASIZP0802493. ASIZP0804876. ASIZP0804877. ASIZP0804878. ASIZP0804879. ASIZP0804880. ASIZP0910067. ASIZP0910155. ASIZP0910156. ASIZP0910162. ASIZP0912492. ASIZP0912493. ASIZP0914876. ASIZP0914877. ASIZP0914878. ASIZP0914879. ASIZP0914880. FWO1745-T. NMMBP00802. ...List all 54 records... 
Barcode2008-03-24,Kui-Ching Hsu,CO1,100% 2011-01-15,張家豪,CO1,%
Common Name Sandperch 
Redlist Status NL Not in IUCN Redlist     
Characteristic Body moderately elongate and little compressed. Head pointed; eyes often jutting slightly above dorsal profile of head, oriented as much dorsally as laterally. Mouth moderately large, protractile; recurved canine teeth in an outer row at front of jaws. Dorsal fin with IV spines and 23 to 25 soft rays, without notch between spinous and soft-rays portions, the soft portion clearly higher than the spinous; anal fin with I spine and 19 soft rays; pectoral fins with 20 to 22 rays; caudal fin slightly rounded. Lateral line scales 55 to 61. With several narrow bands on dorsal side of body, brown or yellow-brown when alive, dark in spirits.
habitats Inhabits the sublittoral zone on sandy mud bottoms at about 100m depth. 
Distribution Distributed in the northwest Pacific from southern Japan to Taiwan. It is found in northeastern and southwestern Taiwanese waters. 
Utility No commercial value.