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] |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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
T) Type species
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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