Parupeneus heptacanthus Cinnabar Goatfish

Parupeneus heptacanthusis commonly referred to as Cinnabar Goatfish. Difficulty in the aquarium: Not for beginners. A aquarium size of at least 3500 Liter is recommended. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

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lexID:

3840 

AphiaID:

218657 

Scientific:

Parupeneus heptacanthus 

German:

Rottupfen-Meerbarbe 

English:

Cinnabar Goatfish 

Category:

Goatfishes 

Family tree:

Animalia (Kingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Actinopterygii (Class) > Perciformes (Order) > Mullidae (Family) > Parupeneus (Genus) > heptacanthus (Species) 

Initial determination:

(Lacepède, ), 1802 

Occurrence:

Kuwait, Vereinigte Arabische Emirate, Hong Kong, Africa, Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Australia, Bahrain, Caroline Island, China, Cook Islands, Corea, East Africa, Egypt, Fiji, Guam, Gulf of Oman / Oman, India, Indo Pacific, Indonesia, Israel, Japan, Jordan, Kenya, Lembeh Strait, Lord Howe Island, Madagascar, Malaysia, Marschall Islands, Mauritius, Micronesia, Mozambique, Myanmar, New Caledonia, Pakistan, Palau, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Quatar, Red Sea, Réunion , Samoa, Saudi Arabia, Somalia, South-Africa, Sri Lanka, Tansania, Thailand, The Chagos Archipelago (the Chagos Islands), The Ryukyu Islands, the Seychelles, Timor, Tonga, Vietnam, Western Pacific Ocean 

Marine Zone:

Subtidal, sublittoral, infralittoral, deep zone of the oceans from the lower limit of the intertidal zone (intertidal) to the shelf edge at about 200 m water depth. neritic. 

Sea depth:

12 - 350 Meter 

Habitats:

Gravel soils, Rubble rocks, Lagoons, Muddy grounds, Seagrass meadows, Eelgrass Meadows, Seaward facing reefs 

Size:

9.84" - 14.17" (25cm - 36cm) 

Weight:

877 g 

Temperature:

23,2 °F - 28,1 °F (23,2°C - 28,1°C) 

Food:

Carnivore, Fish (little fishes), Starfishs, Worms 

Tank:

769.92 gal (~ 3500L)  

Difficulty:

Not for beginners 

Offspring:

None 

Toxicity:

Toxic hazard unknown 

CITES:

Not evaluated 

Red List:

Least concern (LC)  

Related species at
Catalog of Life:

• Parupeneus angulatus
• 
  Parupeneus barberinoides
  Zweifarben-Meerbarbe
• 
  Parupeneus barberinus
  Strichpunkt-Meerbarbe
• 
  Parupeneus biaculeatus
  Meerbarbe
• 
  Parupeneus chrysonemus
  Meerbarbe
• 
  Parupeneus chrysopleuron
  Gelbgestreifte Meerbarbe
• 
  Parupeneus ciliatus
  Meerbarbe
• 
  Parupeneus crassilabris
  Weißstreifen-Meerbarbe
• 
  Parupeneus cyclostomus
  Gelbsattel-Meerbarbe - Goldsattel-Meerbarbe
• 
  Parupeneus diagonalis
  Meerbarbe
• 
  Parupeneus forsskali
  Rotmeer-Barbe
• 
  Parupeneus fraserorum
  Meerbarbe
• 
  Parupeneus heptacanthus
  Rottupfen-Meerbarbe
• 
  Parupeneus indicus
  Indische Barbe
• 
  Parupeneus insularis
  Meerbarbe
• Parupeneus jansenii
• Parupeneus louise
• 
  Parupeneus macronemus
  Langbartel-Meerbarbe
• 
  Parupeneus margaritatus
  Meerbarbe
• Parupeneus minys
• Parupeneus moffitti
• 
  Parupeneus multifasciatus
  Vielstreifen-Meerbarbe
• Parupeneus nansen
• Parupeneus orientalis
• 
  Parupeneus pleurostigma
  Meerbarbe
• Parupeneus porphyreus
• Parupeneus posteli
• Parupeneus procerigena
• Parupeneus rubescens
• Parupeneus seychellensis
• 
  Parupeneus spilurus
  Japanische Meerbarbe
• 
  Parupeneus trifasciatus
  Dreigestreifte-Meerbarbe
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Author:

Meerwasser-Lexikon Team

Publisher:

Meerwasser-Lexikon.de

Created:

2011-09-11 08:47:45 

Last edit:

2024-02-12 13:29:13 

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