blackdotted sand perch
Parapercis millepunctata (Günther, 1860)
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 millepunctata, the black dotted sand perch, is a ray-finned fish species in the sandperch family, Pinguipedidae. It is found throughout the Indian and South Pacific Oceans. This species reaches a length of 18.0 cm (7.1 in).
Wikipedia contributors, Parapercis millepunctata; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T10:10:20.282803+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Parapercis millepunctata (Günther, 1860)
- Name authority
- (Günther, 1860)
- Common name
- blackdotted sand perch
- 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 millepunctata (Günther, 1860)
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 cephalopunctata (Seale, 1901) (Seale, 1901) | synonym |
| Parapercis millipunctata (Günther, 1860) (Günther, 1860) | synonym |
| Parapercis montillai Martin & Montalban, 1935 Martin & Montalban, 1935 | synonym |
| Percis cephalopunctatus Seale, 1901 Seale, 1901 | synonym |
| Percis millepunctata Günther, 1860 Günther, 1860 | 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=219147 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:4D7LS. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.