Parupeneus

Parupeneus
	Dash-and-dot goatfish; Parupeneus barberinus
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Perciformes
Family:	Mullidae
Genus:	Parupeneus; Bleeker, 1863
Type species
	Mullus barberinus; 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.^[2]

Species[edit]

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 cyclostomus (Lacepède, 1801)
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)

Gallery[edit]

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[edit]

^ Bleeker, P. 1863: Onzième notice sur la faune ichthyologique de l'île de Ternate. Nederlandsch Tijdschrift voor de Dierkunde v. 1: 228-238.
^ ^a ^b Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2013). Species of Parupeneus in FishBase. December 2013 version.

[1] Bleeker, P. 1863: Onzième notice sur la faune ichthyologique de l'île de Ternate. Nederlandsch Tijdschrift voor de Dierkunde v. 1: 228-238.

[FishBase-2] Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2013). Species of Parupeneus in FishBase. December 2013 version.

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