Marine
Parupeneus heptacanthus (Lacepède, 1802)
🗒 Synonyms
synonym | Parupenaeus cinnabarinus (Cuvier, 1829) |
synonym | Parupeneus cinnabarinus (Cuvier, 1829) |
synonym | Parupeneus pleurospilos (Bleeker, 1853) |
synonym | Parupeneus pleurospilus (Bleeker, 1853) |
synonym | Pseudupeneus heptacanthus (Lacepède, 1802) |
synonym | Pseudupeneus pleurospilos (Bleeker, 1853) |
synonym | Pseudupeneus pleurospilus (Bleeker, 1853) |
synonym | Pseudupeneus seychellensis (non Smith & Smith, 1963) |
synonym | Pseudupeneus xanthopurpureus Fourmanoir, 1957 |
synonym | Sciaena heptacantha Lacepède, 1802 |
synonym | Upeneus cinnabarinus Cuvier, 1829 |
synonym | Upeneus heptacanthus (Lacepède, 1802) |
synonym | Upeneus pleurospilos Bleeker, 1853 |
🗒 Common Names
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📚 Overview
Brief
Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. 2013. FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication.; http://www.fishbase.org/Country/CountrySpeciesSummary.php?c_code=356&id=5991, version (12/2013).
Attributions | Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. 2013. FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication.; http://www.fishbase.org/Country/CountrySpeciesSummary.php?c_code=356&id=5991, version (12/2013). |
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Status | UNDER_CREATION |
Licenses | CC_BY_NC |
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Diagnostic Keys
Dorsal spines (total): 8; Dorsal soft rays (total): 9; Anal spines: 1; Anal soft rays: 7
Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. 2013. FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication.; http://www.fishbase.org/Country/CountrySpeciesSummary.php?c_code=356&id=5991, version (12/2013).
Attributions | Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. 2013. FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication.; http://www.fishbase.org/Country/CountrySpeciesSummary.php?c_code=356&id=5991, version (12/2013). |
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Status | UNDER_CREATION |
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Description
Diagnosis: Pectoral rays 16 (rarely 15 or 17). Gill rakers 6-7 + 29-23 (total 26-30). Body depth 2.95-3.55 in SL; head length (HL) 2.9-3.25 in SL; snout length 1.75-2.1 in HL; barbel length 1.15-1.35 in HL; posterior end of maxilla evenly convex; longest dorsal spine 1.45-1.75 in HL; penultimate dorsal ray 1.05-1.25 in length of last dorsal ray; pectoral-fin length 1.25-1.4 in HL; pelvic-fin length 1.4-1.6 in HL. Body brownish yellow to light red (deeper-dwelling fish more red), the edges of the scales darker, shading to silvery white ventrally; adults with a small reddish brown spot on upper side of body just below seventh and eighth lateral-line scales; an indistinct narrow yellow stripe often visible above the lateral line (more evident in juveniles and subadults); dorsal body scales often with a pale blue or pearly spot; faint iridescent blue lines extending dorsoposteriorly and ventroanteriorly from eye, and often a parallel one on the cheek below eye; second dorsal and anal fins with faint pale blue or pink narrow bands alternating with pale yellow. Although Gloerfelt-Tarp and
Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. 2013. FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication.; http://www.fishbase.org/Country/CountrySpeciesSummary.php?c_code=356&id=5991, version (12/2013).
Attributions | Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. 2013. FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication.; http://www.fishbase.org/Country/CountrySpeciesSummary.php?c_code=356&id=5991, version (12/2013). |
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Status | UNDER_CREATION |
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📚 Nomenclature and Classification
📚 Natural History
Size
Max Length
36 TL (unsexed)
Size
36.0 cm TL (male/unsexed; )
Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. 2013. FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication.; http://www.fishbase.org/Country/CountrySpeciesSummary.php?c_code=356&id=5991, version (12/2013).
Attributions | Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. 2013. FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication.; http://www.fishbase.org/Country/CountrySpeciesSummary.php?c_code=356&id=5991, version (12/2013). |
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Status | UNDER_CREATION |
Licenses | CC_BY_NC |
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Trophic Strategy
Occurs singly or in small groups, over muddy, sandy, rubble, or seagrass bottoms of lagoon and seaward reefs, usually below 20 m. A carnivore .
Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. 2013. FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication.; http://www.fishbase.org/Country/CountrySpeciesSummary.php?c_code=356&id=5991, version (12/2013).
Attributions | Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. 2013. FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication.; http://www.fishbase.org/Country/CountrySpeciesSummary.php?c_code=356&id=5991, version (12/2013). |
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Status | UNDER_CREATION |
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📚 Habitat and Distribution
General Habitat
Habitat reef-associated; brackish; marine; depth range 12 - 350 m , usually ? - 60 m
Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. 2013. FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication.; http://www.fishbase.org/Country/CountrySpeciesSummary.php?c_code=356&id=5991, version (12/2013).
Attributions | Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. 2013. FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication.; http://www.fishbase.org/Country/CountrySpeciesSummary.php?c_code=356&id=5991, version (12/2013). |
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Status | UNDER_CREATION |
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Description
Remark
Found throughout Indian coast
Occurrence
native
Distribution
Indo-West Pacific: Red Sea to Samoa, north to southern Japan, south to Lord Howe Island.
Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. 2013. FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication.; http://www.fishbase.org/Country/CountrySpeciesSummary.php?c_code=356&id=5991, version (12/2013).
Attributions | Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. 2013. FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication.; http://www.fishbase.org/Country/CountrySpeciesSummary.php?c_code=356&id=5991, version (12/2013). |
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Status | UNDER_CREATION |
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📚 Occurrence
No Data
📚 Demography and Conservation
Conservation Status
Not Evaluated IUCN 2006
Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. 2013. FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication.; http://www.fishbase.org/Country/CountrySpeciesSummary.php?c_code=356&id=5991, version (12/2013).
Attributions | Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. 2013. FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication.; http://www.fishbase.org/Country/CountrySpeciesSummary.php?c_code=356&id=5991, version (12/2013). |
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Status | UNDER_CREATION |
Licenses | CC_BY_NC |
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📚 Uses and Management
Uses
fisheries: commercial
Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. 2013. FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication.; http://www.fishbase.org/Country/CountrySpeciesSummary.php?c_code=356&id=5991, version (12/2013).
Attributions | Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. 2013. FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication.; http://www.fishbase.org/Country/CountrySpeciesSummary.php?c_code=356&id=5991, version (12/2013). |
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Status | UNDER_CREATION |
Licenses | CC_BY_NC |
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📚 Information Listing
References
Overview > Diagnostic > Diagnostic Keys
- Randall, J.E. 2004 Revision of the goatfish genus Parupeneus (Perciformes: Mullidae), with descriptions of two new species. Indo-Pacific Fishes (36):64 p.
Overview > Diagnostic > Description
- Kailola (1984: 213) reported that this species (as Parupeneus pleurospilus) has a dark brown peritoneum, the Bishop Museum specimens have a pale peritoneum . Randall, J.E. 2004 Revision of the goatfish genus Parupeneus (Perciformes: Mullidae), with descriptions of two new species. Indo-Pacific Fishes (36):64 p.
Natural History > Size
- Randall, J.E. 1995 Coastal fishes of Oman. University of Hawaii Press, Honolulu, Hawaii. 439 p.
Natural History > Trophic Strategy
- Kulbicki, M. and L. Wantiez 1990 Variations in the fish catch composition in the Bay of St. Vincent, New Caledonia, as determined by experimental trawling. Aust. J. Mar. Fershwat. Res. 41:121-44.
Habitat and Distribution > General Habitat
- Myers, R.F. 1999 Micronesian reef fishes: a comprehensive guide to the coral reef fishes of Micronesia, 3rd revised and expanded edition. Coral Graphics, Barrigada, Guam. 330 p. Myers, R.F. 1991 Micronesian reef fishes. Second Ed. Coral Graphics, Barrigada, Guam. 298 p.
Habitat and Distribution > Distribution > Description
- Myers, R.F. 1999 Micronesian reef fishes: a comprehensive guide to the coral reef fishes of Micronesia, 3rd revised and expanded edition. Coral Graphics, Barrigada, Guam. 330 p.
Demography and Conservation > Conservation Status
- 2006 IUCN red list of threatened species. www.iucnredlist.org. Downloaded July 2006.
Uses and Management > Uses
- Kumaran, M. and J.E. Randall 1984 Mullidae. In W. Fischer and G. Bianchi (eds.) FAO species identification sheets for fishery purposes. Western Indian Ocean fishing area 51. Vol. 3.
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🐾 Taxonomy
Root | Root |
Kingdom | Animalia |
Phylum | Chordata |
Class | Actinopterygii |
Order | Perciformes |
Family | Mullidae |
Genus | Parupeneus |
Species | Parupeneus heptacanthus (Lacepède 1802) |
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