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Parupeneus
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
  • Hogbinia Whitley, 1929
  • Barbupeneus Whitley, 1931
  • Caprupeneus Whitley, 1931

Parupeneus is a genus of goatfishes native to the Indian and Pacific oceans.[2]

A dash-and-dot goatfish (Parupeneus barberinus)
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

  1. ^ Bleeker, P. 1863: Onzième notice sur la faune ichthyologique de l'île de Ternate. Nederlandsch Tijdschrift voor de Dierkunde v. 1: 228-238.
  2. ^ a b Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2013). Species of Parupeneus in FishBase. December 2013 version.
  3. ^ a b Fish Identification at FishBase. Family Mullidae
  4. ^ Randall, J.E. 2004: Revision of the goatfish genus Parupeneus (Perciformes: Mullidae), with descriptions of two new species. Indo-Pacific Fishes, (36): 64 p.
  5. ^ The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
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