Scientific Name
Hypoplectrodes cardinalis
Common Name
Red seaperch
Biology
Dorsal
spines
(total): 10;
Dorsal
soft rays
(total): 19;
Anal
spines: 3;
Anal
soft rays: 8. Pinkish red above, grading to white below with distinct red to brown stripe on upper side of body, extending to snout, above each eye to caudal peduncle; fins pale pink (Ref. 33839). Caudal fin rounded; pectoral fins large, reaching beyond origin of anal fin, rounded; pelvic fins small, tips rounded (Ref. 33839).