spotted sandmelt
Parapercis hexophtalma (Cuvier, 1829)
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
Open encyclopedia reference
Parapercis hexophtalma, the speckled sandperch, is a species of marine ray-finned fish in the family Pinguipedidae, found in the western Indo-Pacific Ocean. It was first described by the French naturalist Georges Cuvier in 1829. There are several synonyms, some of which represent misspellings of the original name, and others which were given to female fish, at the time thought to be a separate species.
Wikipedia contributors, Parapercis hexophtalma; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T06:01:43.129543+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Parapercis hexophtalma (Cuvier, 1829)
- Name authority
- (Cuvier, 1829)
- Common name
- spotted sandmelt
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Teleostei
- Order
- Perciformes
- Family
- Pinguipedidae
- Genus
- Parapercis
- Extinction status
- Not supplied by this source
Source habitat flags: Marine: yes · Freshwater: no · Terrestrial: no. These do not form a complete habitat description.
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- subphylumVertebrata
- infraphylumGnathostomata
- parvphylumOsteichthyes
- gigaclassActinopterygii
- superclassActinopteri
- classTeleostei
- orderPerciformes
- suborderUranoscopoidei
- familyPinguipedidae Günther, 1860
- genusParapercis Bleeker, 1863
- speciesParapercis hexophtalma (Cuvier, 1829)
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Parapercis. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Parapercis albiventer Ho, Heemstra & Imamura, 2014 | PinguipedidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Parapercis alboguttata (Günther, 1872) | PinguipedidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Parapercis aurantiaca Döderlein, 1884 | PinguipedidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Parapercis australis Randall, 2003 | PinguipedidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Parapercis basimaculata Randall, Senou & Yoshino, 2008 | PinguipedidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Parapercis bicoloripes Prokofiev, 2010 | PinguipedidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Parapercis bimacula Allen & Erdmann, 2012 | PinguipedidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Parapercis binivirgata (Waite, 1904) | PinguipedidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Parapercis binotata Allen & Erdmann, 2017 | PinguipedidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Parapercis biordinis Allen, 1976 | PinguipedidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Parapercis colemani Randall & Francis, 1993 | PinguipedidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| cylindrical sandperchParapercis cylindrica (Bloch, 1792) | PinguipedidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
Names & synonyms
Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.
| Recorded name | Source status |
|---|---|
| Parapercis hexophthalma (Cuvier, 1829) (Cuvier, 1829) | synonym |
| Parapercis hexophthalama (Cuvier, 1829) (Cuvier, 1829) | synonym |
| Percis polyophthalma Cuvier, 1829 Cuvier, 1829 | synonym |
| Percis hexophtalma Cuvier, 1829 Cuvier, 1829 | synonym |
| Parapercis polyophtalma (Cuvier, 1829) (Cuvier, 1829) | synonym |
| Parapercis polyophthalma (Cuvier, 1829) (Cuvier, 1829) | synonym |
| Parapercis polyopthalma (Cuvier, 1829) (Cuvier, 1829) | synonym |
| Percis caudimaculata Rüppell, 1838 Rüppell, 1838 | synonym |
| Percis cylindrica Rüppell, 1828 Rüppell, 1828 | synonym |
| Percis polyophtalma Cuvier, 1829 Cuvier, 1829 | synonym |
| Percis hexophthalma Cuvier, 1829 Cuvier, 1829 | synonym |
| Parapercis polyphtalma (Cuvier & Valenciennes) (Cuvier & Valenciennes) | synonym |
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=219159 Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:4D7LB. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.