PINGUIPEDIDAE Parapercis snyderi (photo by Ukkrit Satapoomin) Parapercis snyderi, 9.0 cm SL (from Mie Pref., Japan; photo by Seishi Kimura) Parapercis snyderi Jordan and Starks, 1905 U-marked Sandperch D IV, 21; A I, 16-18 (usually 17); P1 13-15 (usually 17); LLp 38-43. Body cylindrical. Four pairs of canine teeth on lower jaw anteriorly. Palatine teeth present. Middle dorsal spines longest. Membrane from spinous dorsal connected near base of 1st soft ray. Color: body pale greenish to pale red dorsally, white ventrally; a series of 5 U-shaped dark bars on back or with 2 series of black or red dots along side; a series of 9 narrow dark bars on lower half of body, crossed by 2 rows of orange dots; 1st dorsal fin blackish in males. Size: attaining to about 11 cm. Distribution: Andaman Sea and West Pacific, from southern Japan to the southern Great Barrier Reef. Remarks: usually found on silty sand or rubble regions in the vicinity of coral reefs.