Saddled Sandperch

Description: Characterized by head and body generally white in color; back with eight large brown saddles; series of 8-9 red-orange spots, extending from behind upper pectoral-fin base to lower caudal fin base, separated from above saddles by white mid-lateral stripe; caudal fin white centrally with large red to brown spot at upper base and diffuse reddish spot on lower base; dorsal fin rays V,21; anal fin rays I,17; pectoral fin rays 16-17; pelvic fin rays I,5; lateral line scales 53; four recurved canine teeth on each side at front of lower jaw; teeth absent in palatine; ctenoid scales on body except cycloid on prepelvic area; ctenoid scales on opercle; small cycloid scales covering cheek; depth of body 5.7-6.3 in SL; slightly rounded caudal fin; gill rakers 5+10-11; vertebrae 31 (Ref. 90102).

Dorsal spines (total): 5; Dorsal soft rays (total): 21; Analspines: 1; Analsoft rays: 17; Vertebrae: 31

Found solitary in sand-rubble bottoms with scattered rock and coral outcrops near reefs in 55-80 m (Ref. 90102).

Parapercis sagma, the saddled sandperch, is a fish species in the sandperch family, Pinguipedidae. It is found from Indonesia and Vanuatu. This species reaches a length of 7.2 cm (2.8 in)