Grubfish

This species is distinguished by the following characters: upper body with 5 vertical transverse bars, each extending laterally to lower two-thirds of body; D V, 23, with the spines becoming progressively longer posteriorly, and the last spine entirely connected to first dorsal-fin ray by membrane; A 1,19; entire body covered by ctenoid scales, except for those on chest; predorsal scales extending forward to vertical from preopercle; generally 4 pairs of canine teeth anteriorly in lower jaw; 2 rows of stout palatine teeth, those on outer row larger than inner; vomer with triangular patch of stout teeth; pelvic fin when appressed not reaching anus (Ref. 90385).

Dorsal spines (total): 5; Dorsal soft rays (total): 22 - 24; Analspines: 1; Analsoft rays: 19

Inhabits trawling grounds.

台灣至澳洲東北部。

不具經濟價值。

背鰭具V鰭棘和23-24軟條，臀鰭具I鰭棘和19軟條，胸鰭具19-21軟條(主要為20)，側線鱗片數52-55，背鰭前鱗片數8-9，背鰭起點至側線鱗列數5.5列，側線至臀鰭起點鱗列數14-16列。顎骨具齒，排列成一三角形齒落，下頜具有八顆犬齒(四對)，下鰓蓋骨。背部體色黃色偏紅，腹側白，體側有五個黑色垂直條紋，平均分散在軀幹，各條紋上半部顏色較淡，下半部深黑色，尾鰭前方上部具有一黑點。各鰭白，具有黃色條紋。過去本種的標本均誤鑑為牟婁擬鱸(/Parapercis muronis/)，兩者相當接近，主要差別在於本種體側條紋較短，下半部較深色。

本種除正模模式標本採自台灣高雄外海以外，過去未曾有任何紀錄。

Parapercis macrophthalma, the narrow barred grubfish, is a fish species in the sandperch family, Pinguipedidae. It is found in Japan and Taiwan. This species can reach a length of 14.0 centimetres (5.5 in) TL.

This fish was first described by Viktor Pietschmann in 1911 as Neopercis macrophthalma, but in 2013 was assigned to the genus, Parapercis.