John Turnbull, Marine Explorer, Australien
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Can be found on silty sand and rubble bottoms in shallow bays, feeding on small crustaceans.
A whitish to pale pink grubfish with 6 brown to reddish bands (each often containing a small pale spot), a large black blotch on the anterior part of the dorsal fin, a reddish bar on the cheek below the rear of the eye, and blue lines on the head. In larger fish the bands along the body may be interrupted by a broad pale area along the midsides.
Host of ectoparasitic Caligus epinepheli (Yamaguti, 1936), a sea lice.
Synonyms:
Parapercis emeryana (Richardson, 1842)
Percis emeryana Richardson, 1842
Percis nebulosa Quoy & Gaimard, 1825
A whitish to pale pink grubfish with 6 brown to reddish bands (each often containing a small pale spot), a large black blotch on the anterior part of the dorsal fin, a reddish bar on the cheek below the rear of the eye, and blue lines on the head. In larger fish the bands along the body may be interrupted by a broad pale area along the midsides.
Host of ectoparasitic Caligus epinepheli (Yamaguti, 1936), a sea lice.
Synonyms:
Parapercis emeryana (Richardson, 1842)
Percis emeryana Richardson, 1842
Percis nebulosa Quoy & Gaimard, 1825
