Parapercis pulchella

Parapercis pulchella
Conservation status
	; Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Trachiniformes
Family:	Pinguipedidae
Genus:	Parapercis
Species:	P. pulchella
Binomial name
	Parapercis pulchella; (Temminck & Schlegel, 1843)
Synonyms
	Percis pulchella Temminck & Schlegel, 1843;

Parapercis pulchella, the harlequin sandsmelt, is a fish species in the sandperch family, Pinguipedidae. It is found in the north-western Pacific Ocean, including the shores of Japan, Taiwan and Hong Kong.

Description

Parapercis pulchella reaches a total length of 20.0 cm (7.9 in).^[2]

References

^ Williams, J.T. (2022). "Parapercis pulchella". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2022: e.T75554336A75554343. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2022-2.RLTS.T75554336A75554343.en. Retrieved 6 April 2024.
^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Parapercis pulchella". FishBase. February 2018 version.

Randall, J.E., 2008. Six new sandperches of the genus Parapercis from the Western Pacific, with description of a neotype for P. maculata (bloch and Schneider). The Raffles Bull. Zool. 19:159-178.

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[iucn_status_6_April_2024-1] Williams, J.T. (2022). "Parapercis pulchella". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2022: e.T75554336A75554343. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2022-2.RLTS.T75554336A75554343.en. Retrieved 6 April 2024.

[2] Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Parapercis pulchella". FishBase. February 2018 version.

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