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Waigeo Seaperch
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{{Taxobox
| color = pink
| name = Waigeo Seaperch
| regnum =
Animalia
| phylum =
Chordate Chordata
| classis =
Actinopterygii
| ordo =
Perciformes
| familia =
Centropomidae
| subfamilia =
Latinae
| genus = '''''Psammoperca'''''
| genus_authority =
John Richardson (naturalist) Richardson,
1848
| species = '''''P. waigiensis'''''
| binomial = ''Psammoperca waigiensis''
| binomial_authority = (
Georges Cuvier Cuvier,
1828)
}}
The '''Waigeo seaperch''' (''Psammoperca waigiensis'') is a
species of
seawater marine fish in
family_(biology) family Centropomidae of
order_(biology) order Perciformes. The only species of
genus '''''Psammoperca''''', it is native to
tropical coastal waters from the
Bay of Bengal south through
Indonesia to northern
Australia and north through the
Philippines and the
South China Sea to
Japan.
Reaching a maximum overall length of 47
Metre#SI multiples cm (19
inch in), ''P. waigiensis'' is of brownish to steel-grey colouration, sometimes with white vertical bars along the body. With its typical centropomid body shape, it can be distinguished from the
barramundi (''Lates calcarifer'') from the same waters by its widely-set nostrils and shorter
maxilla which does not reach back farther than the eye (which is reddish).
The Waigeo seaperch occurs primarily among rocks and in
coral reefs, preferring vegetated waters. It is a
nocturnal predator, feeding primarily on
crustaceans and other fishes and hiding during the day.
The species is named for
Waigeo, an island in
Indonesia; the common name is also spelled Waigeiu or Weigeu seaperch. It is also known as the sand bass, sand perch, or glasseye perch. The
genus generic name ''Psammoperca'' derives from the
Greek language Greek ''ψάμμος'' (sand) and ''πέρκη'' (perch).
References
*{{FishBase_genus|genus=Psammoperca|year=2004|month=October}}
*{{FishBase_species|genus=Psammoperca|species=waigiensis|year=2004|month=October}}
*{{ITIS|ID=167673|taxon=Psammoperca waigiensis|year=2004|date=20 December}}
Category:Centropomidae
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