Parupeneus
Parupeneus | |
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Dash-and-dot goatfish Parupeneus barberinus | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Perciformes |
Family: | Mullidae |
Genus: | Parupeneus Bleeker, 1863 [1] |
Type species | |
Mullus barberinus G. Cuvier, 1829 | |
Synonyms | |
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Parupeneus is a genus of goatfishes native to the Indian and Pacific oceans.[2]

A dash-and-dot goatfish (Parupeneus barberinus)
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A school of yellow-striped goatfish (Parupeneus chrysopleuron) and whitesaddle goatfish searching food on the sandy bottom, northeast coast, Taiwan

A whitesaddle goatfish (Parupeneus ciliatus)
Goldsaddle goatfish (Parupeneus cyclostomus) in two different robes.

A young Indian goatfish (Parupeneus indicus)

A longbarbel goatfish (Parupeneus macronemus)

Parupeneus porphyreus

A doublebar goatfish (Parupeneus trifasciatus)
Species
There are currently 32 recognized species in this genus:[2]
Species[3] | Common name[3] | Environment & range[4] | IUCN status[5] |
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Parupeneus angulatus J. E. Randall & Heemstra, 2009 | Western Indian Ocean from around the Seychelles; Marine; topical; reef-dwelling | NE* | |
Parupeneus barberinoides (Bleeker, 1852) | Bicolor goatfish | Western Pacific Ocean; Marine; topical; reef-dwelling | NE |
Parupeneus barberinusT (Lacépède, 1801) | Dash-and-dot goatfish | Indian and Pacific Oceans; Marine; topical; reef-dwelling | NE |
Parupeneus biaculeatus (J. Richardson, 1846) | Pointed goatfish | Northwestern Pacific Ocean; Marine; subtopical | NE |
Parupeneus chrysonemus (D. S. Jordan & Evermann, 1903) | Yellow-threaded goatfish | Pacific Ocean around Hawaii and the Johnston Islands; Marine; topical; demersal | NE |
Parupeneus chrysopleuron (Temminck & Schlegel, 1843) | Yellow-striped goatfish | Indian Ocean & western Pacific Ocean; Marine; topical; demersal | NE |
Parupeneus ciliatus (Lacépède, 1802) | Whitesaddle goatfish | Indian Ocean & western Pacific Ocean; Marine; topical; reef-dwelling | NE |
Parupeneus crassilabris (Valenciennes, 1831) | Doublebar goatfish | Indian Ocean & western Pacific Ocean; Marine; topical; reef-dwelling | NE |
Parupeneus cyclostomus (Lacépède, 1801) | Goldsaddle goatfish | Indian and Pacific Oceans; Marine; topical; reef-dwelling | NE |
Parupeneus diagonalis J. E. Randall, 2004 | Western Indian Ocean; Marine; topical; reef-dwelling | NE | |
Parupeneus forsskali (Fourmanoir & Guézé, 1976) | Red Sea goatfish | Western Indian Ocean to Red Sea, established in Mediterranean Sea via Suez Canal; Marine; subtopical; reef-dwelling | NE |
Parupeneus fraserorum J. E. Randall & D. R. King, 2009 | Western Indian Ocean; Marine; topical; reef-dwelling | NE | |
Parupeneus heptacanthus (Lacépède, 1802) | Cinnabar goatfish | Indian Ocean & western Pacific Ocean; Marine; topical; reef-dwelling | NE |
Parupeneus indicus (G. Shaw, 1803) | Indian goatfish | Indian Ocean & western Pacific Ocean; Marine; topical; reef-dwelling | NE |
Parupeneus insularis J. E. Randall & R. F. Myers, 2002 | Twosaddle goatfish | Central eastern Pacific Ocean; Marine; topical; reef-dwelling | NE |
Parupeneus jansenii (Bleeker, 1856) | Jansen's Goatfish | Western Pacific Ocean; Marine; topical; demersal | NE |
Parupeneus louise J. E. Randall, 2004 | Central Pacific Ocean; Marine; topical; reef-dwelling | NE | |
Parupeneus macronemus (Lacépède, 1801) | Longbarbel goatfish | Indian Ocean & western Pacific Ocean; Marine; topical; reef-dwelling | NE |
Parupeneus margaritatus J. E. Randall & Guézé, 1984 | Pearly goatfish | Western Indian Ocean; Marine; topical; reef-dwelling | NE |
Parupeneus minys J. E. Randall & Heemstra, 2009 | Western Indian Ocean; Marine; topical; reef-dwelling | NE | |
Parupeneus moffitti J. E. Randall & R. F. Myers, 1993 | Western Pacific Ocean; Marine; topical; pelagic-neritic | NE | |
Parupeneus multifasciatus (Quoy & Gaimard, 1825) | Manybar goatfish | Pacific Ocean; Marine; topical; reef-dwelling | LC** |
Parupeneus nansen J. E. Randall & Heemstra, 2009 | Western Indian Ocean; Marine; topical; reef-dwelling | NE | |
Parupeneus orientalis (Fowler, 1933) | Rapanui Goatfish | Pacific Ocean waters of Easter Island; Marine; topical; demersal | NE |
Parupeneus pleurostigma (E. T. Bennett, 1831) | Sidespot goatfish | Indian and Pacific Oceans; Marine; topical; reef-dwelling | NE |
Parupeneus porphyreus (O. P. Jenkins, 1903) | Pacific Ocean around Hawaii; Marine; topical; reef-dwelling | NE | |
Parupeneus posteli Fourmanoir & Guézé, 1967 | Indian Ocean waters around Réunion; Marine; topical; demersal | LC | |
Parupeneus procerigena B. J. Kim & Amaoka, 2001 | Saya de Malha Bank in the western Indian Ocean; Marine; topical; demersal | NE | |
Parupeneus rubescens (Lacépède, 1801) | Rosy goatfish | Indian Ocean & western Pacific Ocean; Marine; topical; reef-dwelling | NE |
Parupeneus seychellensis (J. L. B. Smith & M. M. Smith, 1963) | Western Indian Ocean; Marine; subtopical; reef-dwelling | NE | |
Parupeneus spilurus (Bleeker, 1854) | Blackspot goatfish | Western Pacific Ocean; Marine; topical; reef-dwelling | NE |
Parupeneus trifasciatus (Lacépède, 1801) | Doublebar Goatfish | Indian Ocean; Marine; topical; reef-dwelling | NE |
*) NE - Not Evaluated
**) LC - Least Concern
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References
- ↑ Bleeker, P. 1863: Onzième notice sur la faune ichthyologique de l'île de Ternate. Nederlandsch Tijdschrift voor de Dierkunde v. 1: 228-238.
- 1 2 Froese, Rainer, and Daniel Pauly, eds. (2013). Species of Parupeneus in FishBase. December 2013 version.
- 1 2 Fish Identification at FishBase. Family Mullidae
- ↑ Randall, J.E. 2004: Revision of the goatfish genus Parupeneus (Perciformes: Mullidae), with descriptions of two new species. Indo-Pacific Fishes, (36): 64 p.
- ↑ The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
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