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Marine Fish (102): Tiger Bass (1) - Spotted Sand Perch (Ambon & Dumaguete)

author:Qiu Dongping

Tiger salmon, there are books also called fat foot fish, I personally like to use tiger fish only.

Marine Fish (102): Tiger Bass (1) - Spotted Sand Perch (Ambon & Dumaguete)

Taken on February 2, 2020, off ambon Island, Indonesia

Spotted sand perch, can also be called four-spined perch, striped perch, sea dog ganzai, lifting fish... I personally like to use striped sand perch, because it is similar to the sand tip (multi-scaled perch) that I like to eat.

Marine Fish (102): Tiger Bass (1) - Spotted Sand Perch (Ambon & Dumaguete)

The scientific name of the striped sand perch: Parapercis quadrispinosus, this is Latin, honestly I don't know if it's right, I scribbled estimates that no one can find it, so it is not a professional biologist, this scientific name can be ignored.

Marine Fish (102): Tiger Bass (1) - Spotted Sand Perch (Ambon & Dumaguete)

Taken in the waters of Dumaguete, Philippines, on December 17, 2018

Characteristics of the spotted sand perch: nearly cylindrical, the head is slightly pointed and rounded, the mouth is flattened like a clown, and the eyes are confused as sleepy. The body is covered with fine scales, black and white, mesh-like squares; there are dark spots on the upper lip; there are black bands under the eyes...

Marine Fish (102): Tiger Bass (1) - Spotted Sand Perch (Ambon & Dumaguete)

The spotted sand perch belongs to the tiger bass family, which has 4 genera and about 60 species. Fish in this family have always been ignored by divers, because the economic value is not high, the fish sellers do not know what kind of fish, often do miscellaneous fish treatment; because they are not very beautiful, nor are they loved by aquarium enthusiasts; so no one to study them, so such fish are not well known to humans, the species of this family is also quite chaotic, the chaotic performance is that you love to call what you want, the roots no one will care.

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