[Originally posted to the Moorea Coral Reef LTER (MCR LTER) Marine Life Encyclopedia]
Spotted Sandperch - mo’o
(Parapercis
millepunctata)
Photo by Gerick Bergsma
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Indo-Pacific: Mauritius and Maldives to the Pitcairn group, north to the Ryukyu Islands, south to the southern Great Barrier Reef. Throughout Oceania except Hawaii and Easter Island. |
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Inhabit seaward reefs, usually on patches of rubble or pavement between corals. |
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Small crustaceans and other small fish |
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Spotted Sandperch “perch” on the substrate on their pelvic fins. |
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Coming Soon
- Moorea Biocode Database |
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