Parupeneus heptacanthus
Appearance
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Perciformes |
Family: | Mullidae |
Genus: | Parupeneus |
Species: | P. heptacanthus
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Binomial name | |
Parupeneus heptacanthus (Lacepède, 1802)
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Parupeneus heptacanthus, commonly known as cinnabar goatfish, and sold in UK as "Red Mullet", is a marine fish native to the western Pacific and Indian Oceans.[2]
Parasites
As in other fish, the cinnabar goatfish has many parasites, including the physalopterid nematode Rasheedia heptacanthi, a parasite of its digestive system.
References
- ^ Smith-Vaniz, W.F. & Williams, I. (2016). "Parupeneus heptacanthus (errata version published in 2017)". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T46086532A115393394. Retrieved 5 April 2020. {{cite iucn}}: error: title has extraneous text, unknown url (help)
- ^ a b Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2019). Parupeneus &speciesname= heptacanthus" Parupeneus heptacanthus " in FishBase. December 2019 version.
External links
- Photos of Parupeneus heptacanthus on Sealife Collection