Bar-faced Weever, colour. Parapercis nebulosus (Quoy & Gaimard)

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Artwork by Frank Olsen.

Also known as Pinkbanded Grubfish or Red-barred Sandpearch, this species has an elongate body with a long-based second dorsal fin. It has a pointed snout and eyes positioned high on the head. It is usually pale pink with brown to red blotches and bands. Adults have light blue lines between the eyes and crossing the snout.

The species in endemic to Australia. It is known from the central coast of Western Australia, around the tropical north of the country and down the east coast to at least Sydney, New South Wales. Sandpearches are found singly or in small groups close to hiding places on open sand and rubble areas of shallow bays and feed on small crustaceans.

Queensland State Archives, Digital Image ID 6246

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