Parupeneus

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

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
Cuvier, 1829
Synonyms
  • Hogbinia Whitley, 1929
  • Barbupeneus Whitley, 1931
  • Caprupeneus Whitley, 1931

Species

There are currently 32 recognized species in this genus:[2]

  • Parupeneus angulatus Randall & Heemstra, 2009
  • Parupeneus barberinoides (Bleeker, 1852) (Bicolor goatfish)
  • Parupeneus barberinus (Lacépède, 1801) (Dash-and-dot goatfish)
  • Parupeneus biaculeatus (Richardson, 1846) (Pointed goatfish)
  • Parupeneus chrysonemus (Jordan & Evermann, 1903) (Yellow-threaded goatfish)
  • Parupeneus chrysopleuron (Temminck & Schlegel, 1843) (Yellow striped goatfish)
  • Parupeneus ciliates (Lacepède, 1802) (Whitesaddle goatfish)
  • Parupeneus crassilabris (Valenciennes, 1831)
  • Parupeneus diagonalis Randall, 2004
  • Parupeneus forsskali (Fourmanoir & Guézé, 1976) (Red Sea goatfish)
  • Parupeneus fraserorum Randall & King, 2009
  • Parupeneus heptacanthus (Lacepède, 1802) (Cinnabar goatfish)
  • Parupeneus indicus (Shaw, 1803) (Indian goatfish)
  • Parupeneus insularis Randall & Myers, 2002 (Twosaddle goatfish)
  • Parupeneus jansenii (Bleeker, 1856) (Jansen's goatfish)
  • Parupeneus louise Randall, 2004
  • Parupeneus macronemus (Lacepède, 1801) (Long-barbel goatfish)
  • Parupeneus margaritatus Randall & Guézé, 1984 (Pearly goatfish)
  • Parupeneus minys Randall & Heemstra, 2009
  • Parupeneus moffitti Randall & Myers, 1993
  • Parupeneus multifasciatus (Quoy & Gaimard, 1825) (Manybar goatfish)
  • Parupeneus Nansen Randall & Heemstra, 2009
  • Parupeneus orientalis (Fowler, 1933) (Rapanui goatfish)
  • Parupeneus pleurostigma (Bennett, 1831) (Sidespot goatfish)
  • Parupeneus porphyreus (Jenkins, 1903)
  • Parupeneus posteli Fourmanoir & Guézé, 1967
  • Parupeneus procerigena Kim & Amaoka, 2001
  • Parupeneus rubescens (Lacepède, 1801) (Rosy goatfish)
  • Parupeneus seychellensis (J.L.B. Smith & Smith, 1963)
  • Parupeneus spilurus (Bleeker, 1854) (Blackspot goatfish)
  • Parupeneus trifasciatus (Lacepède, 1801) (Doublebar goatfish)
  • 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)

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. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2013). Species of Parupeneus in FishBase. December 2013 version.
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