Cylindrical Sandperch
Parapercis cylindrica
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Actinopterygii
- Order
- Perciformes
- Family
- Pinguipedidae
- Genus
- Parapercis
- Species
- Parapercis cylindrica
The cylindrical sandperch (Parapercis cylindrica) is a slender fish with dark bars and a white body.
It rests on the bottom propped on its pelvic fins and ambushes small crustaceans and fish.
In the Philippines it is common on sand and rubble near reefs.