Parapercis schauinslandi is a moderately deep-dwelling species whose color pattern slightly varies depending on the major locality.
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size
Max. 14 cm
color
White with 2 longitudinal series of squarish red spots on body, 1 along back (these spots often faint, but may contain a few dark red spots) and the other mid-lateral. 2 red lines at base of pectoral fin. Spinous portion of dorsal fin red with a large black spot in centre. Caudal fin pale with 2 red spots.
The carnivorous species can typically be located on the rubble near reefs at depths of more than 20 meters, where they feed on crustaceans and small fish.
distinctive characters
This fish has a dorsal fin with five spines and twenty-one rays, an anal fin with one spine and seventeen rays, a pectoral fin with sixteen rays, six canines at the front of the lower jaw, no palatine teeth, and the middle dorsal spine is the longest. Its caudal fin is emarginate.