Species: Paralabrax loro, Parrot rock-bass, Parrot sand-bass
tail base & fins: orange & brown spots
body - ~ 7 long bars
Paralabrax loro Walford, 1936
Parrot sand-bass, Parrot rock-bass
Body elongate, compressed, body depth 2.6- 2.8 in SL; head pointed; mouth large; rear of top jaw exposed when mouth closed, without accessory bone above it; teeth fixed; roof of mouth with teeth on sides and center; lower gill rakers 17; preopercle finely serrated; dorsal X, 13-14, third spine greatly elevated, about three times longer than second; anal rays III, 6-8; pectoral short & square, 19 rays; pelvics inserted under or slightly behind pectoral base; tail rounded to concave, 13-15 branched rays; scales small, rough; lateral line scales 60; rear of top jawbone without scales.
Head with large orange spots and undulating lines; ~ 7 long dark bars on body;
rear of tail base and fins (except pectorals) covered with numerous brown and orange spots; outer parts of dorsal fin and rear edge of upper lobe of tail fin yellow to orange; Juvenile with orange spots on head, upper back and fins; body with ~4 long dark bars and an oval white blotch under end of spiny dorsal.
Size: grows to at least 60 cm.
Inhabits rocky reefs and adjacent sand patches.
Depth: 1-70 m?
NE Gulf of California to northern Peru.
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- Salinity
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- Marine
- Marine Only
- Inshore/Offshore
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- Inshore Only
- Inshore
- Water Column Position
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- Bottom only
- Bottom
- Habitat
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- Reef associated (reef + edges-water column & soft bottom)
- Reef (rock/coral/oyster)
- Reef and soft bottom
- Sand & gravel
- Soft bottom (mud/sand/gravel/beach/estuary/mangrove/seagrass)
- Rocks
- FishBase Habitat
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- Demersal
- Feeding Group
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- Carnivore
- No Data
- Diet
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- Octopus/squid/cuttlefish
- Bony fishes
- Mobile benthic crustacea (shrimps/crabs)
- No Data
- Egg Type
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- Pelagic
- Pelagic larva
- No data
- Global Endemism
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- East Pacific endemic
- Tropical Eastern Pacific (TEP) endemic
- All species
- Regional Endemism
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- All species
- 3 provinces (Cortez + Mexican + Panamic) endemic
- Continent only
- Continental TEP endemic
- Continent
- TEP endemic
- Residency
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- Resident
- Climate Zone
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- Equatorial (Costa Rica to Ecuador + Galapagos, Clipperton, Cocos, Malpelo)
- Northern Tropical (Mexican Province to Nicaragua + Revillagigedos)
- South Temperate (Peruvian Province )
- Northern Subtropical (Cortez Province + Sinaloan Gap)
- North Temperate (Californian Province &/or Northern Gulf of California)
- IUCN Red List
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- Data deficient
- Listed
- CITES
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- Not listed
- Length Max
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- 60
- Depth Range Min
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- 1
- Depth Range Max
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- 70
