Parapercis punctulata

{{Short description|Species of ray-finned fish}}

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| image = Spotted sandperch, tea garden Ponta do Ouro, Mozambique imported from iNaturalist photo 59434855.jpg

| status = LC

| status_system = IUCN3.1

| status_ref = {{cite iucn |author=Williams, J.T. |year=2022 |title=Parapercis punctulata |volume=2022 |page=e.T214365942A214365949 |doi=10.2305/IUCN.UK.2022-2.RLTS.T214365942A214365949.en |access-date=3 October 2024}}

| taxon = Parapercis punctulata

| authority = G. Cuvier, 1829

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Parapercis punctulata, the spotted sandperch, is a ray-finned fish species in the sandperch family, Pinguipedidae. It is found in the Western Indian Ocean, including the Seychelles, the Amirantes, Mozambique, Mauritius, and northern Natal, South Africa. Recently recorded from Reunion. This species reaches a length of {{cvt|13.0|cm|in}}.{{FishBase |genus= Parapercis|species= punctulata| month = February | year = 2018}}