Parapercis hexophtalma

Parapercis hexophtalma
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Labriformes
Family: Pinguipedidae
Genus: Parapercis
Species:
P. hexophtalma
Binomial name
Parapercis hexophtalma
(Cuvier, 1829)
Synonyms
  • Parapercis hexophthalama (Cuvier, 1829)
  • Parapercis hexophthalma (Cuvier, 1829)
  • Parapercis polyophtalma (Cuvier, 1829)
  • Parapercis polyophthalma (Cuvier, 1829)
  • Parapercis polyopthalma (Cuvier, 1829)
  • Parapercis polyphtalma (Cuvier & Valenciennes)
  • Percis hexophtalma Cuvier, 1829
  • Percis hexophthalma Cuvier, 1829
  • Percis polyophthalma Cuvier, 1829

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.