Author: (Linnaeus, 1766)
FBname: Sand perch
Comments: Inhabits bays, coastal grassy areas and shallow banks.  Solitary (Ref.  26340) and retreats into shelter when frightened (Ref. 9710).  Neither opercular spine nor anterolateral glandular grooves with venom gland is present (Ref. 57406).  Synchronously hermaphroditic.  Popular as a pan fish despite its small size.