Parupeneus

Parupeneus
Dash-and-dot goatfish Parupeneus barberinus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Perciformes
Family:	Mullidae
Genus:	Parupeneus Bleeker, 1863
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.

Species

There are currently 32 recognized species in this genus:

Species	Common name	Environment & range	IUCN status
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

Gallery

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  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
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  A whitesaddle goatfish (Parupeneus ciliatus)
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  Goldsaddle goatfish (Parupeneus cyclostomus) in two different robes.
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  A young Indian goatfish (Parupeneus indicus)
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  A longbarbel goatfish (Parupeneus macronemus)
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  Parupeneus porphyreus
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  A doublebar goatfish (Parupeneus trifasciatus)