Redbanded weever
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The redbanded weever, Parapercis binivirgata, is a sandperch
of the family
Pinguipedidae found around Australia
and New Zealand
at depths of between 50 and 150 m. Its length is up to 20 cm.
Sandperch
The sandperches are a family, Pinguipedidae, of fishes in the order Perciformes.-Species:There are 65 species in seven genera:* Genus Kochichthys Kamohara, 1961** Kochichthys flavofasciata ....
of the family
Family (biology)
In biological classification, family is* a taxonomic rank. Other well-known ranks are life, domain, kingdom, phylum, class, order, genus, and species, with family fitting between order and genus. As for the other well-known ranks, there is the option of an immediately lower rank, indicated by the...
Pinguipedidae found around Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
and New Zealand
New Zealand
New Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses and numerous smaller islands. The country is situated some east of Australia across the Tasman Sea, and roughly south of the Pacific island nations of New Caledonia, Fiji, and Tonga...
at depths of between 50 and 150 m. Its length is up to 20 cm.