Parupeneus heptacanthus
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| Parupeneus heptacanthus (Lacepède, 1802)
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Parupeneus heptacanthus, commonly known as cinnabar goatfish, is a marine fish native to the western Pacific and Indian Oceans.[1]
Parasites
As other fish, the cinnabar goatfish has many parasites, including the physalopterid nematode Rasheedia heptacanthi, a parasite of its digestive system.
References
- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2015). "Parupeneus heptacanthus" in FishBase. 2 2015 version.
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