Parapercis millepunctata is the most common species of the genus at many localities, usually identified as Parapercis cephalopunctata (Seale); however, Parapercis millepunctata is the valid earlier name.
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size
Max. 20 cm
color
Body whitish with 4 close-set longitudinal series of brown spots, those of lower row largest and vertically elongate, covering all of lower side. A white spot midposteriorly in caudal fin. Males with thin diagonal pale lines on cheek.
The Clownfish is typically located in areas of debris or on the ground between coral reefs, where it feeds on benthic crustaceans and sometimes fish.
distinctive characters
This fish has a dorsal fin with four spines and twenty-one rays, an anal fin with one spine and seventeen rays, seventeen pectoral rays, four canines at the front of the lower jaw, and no palatine teeth, with the second and third dorsal spines being the longest.