Orange-Spotted Sand Perch
Diplectrum eumelum
- Group: Other
- Typical depth: 15–100 m
- Max size: 31 cm
- For divers: safe
- IUCN status: LC
This small sand perch lives over sandy and muddy bottoms between about fifteen and a hundred metres. Like its relatives it can carry both male and female tissue at once. It stays too small to matter much to fisheries.
Taxonomy: Animalia › Chordata › Teleostei › Perciformes › Serranidae › Diplectrum
Species data via the World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS), AphiaID 276178.
FAQ
- How deep does the Orange-Spotted Sand Perch live?
- The Orange-Spotted Sand Perch (Diplectrum eumelum) is typically found at 15–100 m.
- Is the Orange-Spotted Sand Perch dangerous to divers?
- The Orange-Spotted Sand Perch is harmless to divers.
- How big does the Orange-Spotted Sand Perch get?
- The Orange-Spotted Sand Perch grows to about 31 cm.