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Species

There are currently 79 recognized species in this genus:

• Parapercis albipinna J. E. Randall, 2008
• Parapercis albiventer H.-C. Ho, Heemstra & Imamura, 2014 (Whitebelly sandperch) ¹
• Parapercis alboguttata (Günther, 1872) (Whitespot sandsmelt)
• Parapercis allporti Günther, 1876 (Barred grubfish)
• Parapercis atlantica (Vaillant, 1887)
• Parapercis aurantiaca Döderlein (de), 1884
• Parapercis australis J. E. Randall, 2003
• Parapercis banoni J. E. Randall & Yamakawa, 2006
• Parapercis basimaculata J. E. Randall, Senou & Yoshino, 2008
• Parapercis bicoloripes Prokofiev, 2010
• Parapercis bimacula G. R. Allen & Erdmann, 2012 (Redbar sandperch)
• Parapercis binivirgata (Waite, 1904) (Redbanded weever)
• Parapercis biordinis G. R. Allen, 1976
• Parapercis clathrata W. Ogilby, 1910 (Latticed sandperch)
• Parapercis colemani J. E. Randall & Francis, 1993
• Parapercis colias (Forster, 1801) (New Zealand blue cod)
• Parapercis compressa J. E. Randall, 2008
• Parapercis cylindrica (Bloch, 1792) (Cylindrical sandperch)
• Parapercis decemfasciata (V. Franz, 1910)
• Parapercis diagonalis J. E. Randall, 2008 (Diagonal sandperch)
• Parapercis diplospilus M. F. Gomon, 1980 (Doublespot grubfish)
• Parapercis dockinsi J. E. McCosker, 1971
• Parapercis dongshaensis I. S. Chen, T. H. Tsai & S. L. Hsu, 2014²
• Parapercis filamentosa (Steindachner, 1878) (Threadfin sandperch)
• Parapercis flavescens Fourmanoir & Rivaton, 1979³
• Parapercis flavolabiata J. W. Johnson, 2006 (Yellowlip grubfish)
• Parapercis flavolineata J. E. Randall, 2008 (Yellowline sandperch)
• Parapercis fuscolineata Fourmanoir, 1985⁴
• Parapercis gilliesii F. W. Hutton, 1879 (Yellow weaver)
• Parapercis haackei Steindachner, 1884 (Wavy grubfish)
• Parapercis hexophtalma G. Cuvier, 1829 (Speckled sandperch)
• Parapercis johnsoni H. C. Ho, 2015 (Polynesian sandperch) ⁵
• Parapercis kamoharai L. P. Schultz, 1966
• Parapercis katoi J. E. Randall, Senou & Yoshino, 2008
• Parapercis kentingensis H.-C. Ho, C. H. Chang & K. T. Shao, 2012 (Kenting sandperch)
• Parapercis lata J. E. Randall & J. E. McCosker, 2002 (Y-barred sandperch)
• Parapercis lineopunctata J. E. Randall, 2003 (Nosestripe sandperch)
• Parapercis lutevittata Y. C. Liao, T. Y. Cheng & K. T. Shao, 2011 (Yellow-striped sandperch)
• Parapercis macrophthalma (Pietschmann, 1911) (Narrow barred grubfish)
• Parapercis maculata Bloch & Schneider, 1801 (Harlequin sandperch)
• Parapercis maramara Sparks & Z. H. Baldwin, 2012
• Parapercis maritzi M. E. Anderson, 1992
• Parapercis millepunctata Günther, 1860 (Black dotted sandperch)
• Parapercis moki H.-C. Ho & J. W. Johnson, 2013 (Mok's sandperch) ⁶
• Parapercis multifasciata Döderlein (de), 1884 (Gold-birdled sandsmelt)
• Parapercis multiplicata J. E. Randall, 1984 (Redbarred sandperch)
• Parapercis muronis (S. Tanaka (I), 1918)
• Parapercis natator J. E. Randall, Senou & Yoshino, 2008
• Parapercis nebulosa (Quoy & Gaimard, 1825) (Barred sandperch)
• Parapercis nigrodorsalis J. W. Johnson, Struthers & Worthington Wilmer, 2014 (Blackfin sandperch) ⁷
• Parapercis okamurai Kamohara, 1960 (Yellow sandperch) ⁸
• Parapercis ommatura D. S. Jordan & Snyder, 1902
• Parapercis pacifica Imamura & Yoshino, 2007
• Parapercis phenax J. E. Randall & Yamakawa, 2006
• Parapercis pulchella (Temminck & Schlegel, 1843) (Harlequin sandsmelt)
• Parapercis punctata G. Cuvier, 1829
• Parapercis punctulata G. Cuvier, 1829 (Spotted sandperch)
• Parapercis queenslandica Imamura & Yoshino, 2007
• Parapercis ramsayi Steindachner, 1883 (Spotted grubfish)
• Parapercis randalli H.-C. Ho & K. T. Shao, 2010
• Parapercis robinsoni Fowler, 1929 (Smallscale grubfish)
• Parapercis roseoviridis (C. H. Gilbert, 1905)
• Parapercis rubromaculata H.-C. Ho, C. H. Chang & K. T. Shao, 2012 (Redspot sandperch)
• Parapercis rufa J. E. Randall, 2001 (Red sandperch)
• Parapercis sagma G. R. Allen & Erdmann, 2012 (Saddled sandperch)
• Parapercis schauinslandii Steindachner, 1900 (Redspotted sandperch)
• Parapercis sexfasciata Temminck & Schlegel, 1843 (Grub fish)
• Parapercis sexlorata J. W. Johnson, 2006 (Sixstrap grubfish)
• Parapercis shaoi J. E. Randall, 2008
• Parapercis signata J. E. Randall, 1984 (Blackflag sandperch)
• Parapercis simulata L. P. Schultz, 1968
• Parapercis snyderi D. S. Jordan & Starks, 1905 (U-mark sandperch)
• Parapercis somaliensis L. P. Schultz, 1968 (Somali sandperch)
• Parapercis stricticeps (De Vis, 1884) (White-streaked grubfish)
• Parapercis striolata (M. C. W. Weber, 1913)
• Parapercis tetracantha (Lacépède, 1802) (Reticulated sandperch)
• Parapercis vittafrons J. E. Randall, 2008 (Bandhead sandperch)
• Parapercis xanthogramma Imamura & Yoshino, 2007
• Parapercis xanthozona (Bleeker, 1849) (Yellowbar sandperch)

References

1. Ho, H.-C., Heemstra, P.C. & Imamura, H. (2014): A new species of the sandperch genus Parapercis from the western Indian Ocean (Perciformes: Pinguipedidae). Zootaxa, 3802 (3): 335–345. ↩

2. Chen, I-S., Tsai, T.-H. & Hsu, S.-L. (2014): A new Parapercis species from the Dongsha Island, South China Sea with comments on a new record from Taiwan. Journal of Marine Science and Technology, 21 (Suppl.) [2013]: 230-233. ↩

3. Ho, H.-C. (2015). "Description of a new species and redescriptions of two rare species of Parapercis (Perciformes: Pinguipedidae) from the tropical Pacific Ocean" (PDF). Zootaxa. 3999 (2): 255–271. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.3999.2.5. PMID 26623574. http://www.mapress.com/zootaxa/2015/f/zt03999p271.pdf ↩

4. Ho, H.-C. (2015). "Description of a new species and redescriptions of two rare species of Parapercis (Perciformes: Pinguipedidae) from the tropical Pacific Ocean" (PDF). Zootaxa. 3999 (2): 255–271. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.3999.2.5. PMID 26623574. http://www.mapress.com/zootaxa/2015/f/zt03999p271.pdf ↩

5. Ho, H.-C. (2015). "Description of a new species and redescriptions of two rare species of Parapercis (Perciformes: Pinguipedidae) from the tropical Pacific Ocean" (PDF). Zootaxa. 3999 (2): 255–271. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.3999.2.5. PMID 26623574. http://www.mapress.com/zootaxa/2015/f/zt03999p271.pdf ↩

6. Ho, H.-C. & Johnson, J.W. (2013). "Redescription of Parapercis macrophthalma (Pietschmann, 1911) and description of a new species of Parapercis (Pisces: Pinguipedidae) from Taiwan" (PDF). Zootaxa. 3620 (2): 273–282. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.3620.2.5. PMID 26120709. http://www.mapress.com/zootaxa/2013/f/z03620p282f.pdf ↩

7. Johnson, J.W., Struthers, C.D. & Worthington Wilmer, J. (2014): Parapercis nigrodorsalis (Perciformes: Pinguipedidae), a new species of sand-perch from northern New Zealand and the Norfolk Ridge, Tasman Sea and remarks on P. binivirgata (Waite, 1904). Zootaxa, 3856 (4): 484–500. ↩

8. Ho, H.-C. (2014): Redescription of Parapercis okamurai Kamohara, 1960 (Perciformes: Pinguipedidae), based on specimens newly collected from Taiwan and Japan. Zootaxa, 3857 (4): 581–590. ↩