Parupeneus heptacanthus

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Parupeneus heptacanthus
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Syngnathiformes
Family: Mullidae
Genus: Parupeneus
Species:
P. heptacanthus
Binomial name
Parupeneus heptacanthus
(Lacepède, 1802)
Synonyms [2]
  • Sciaena heptacanthaLacepède, 1802
  • Pseudupeneus heptacanthus(Lacepède, 1802)
  • Upeneus heptacanthus(Lacepède, 1802)
  • Upeneus cinnabarinus Cuvier, 1829
  • Parupeneus cinnabarinus(Cuvier, 1829)
  • Upeneus pleurospilos Bleeker, 1853
  • Parupeneus pleurospilos(Bleeker, 1853)
  • Pseudupeneus pleurospilos(Bleeker, 1853)
  • Pseudupeneus xanthopurpureus Fourmanoir, 1957

Parupeneus heptacanthus, commonly known as cinnabar goatfish, and sold in UK as "Red Mullet", is a goatfish native to the western Pacific and Indian oceans. [2]

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Parasites

As in other fish, the cinnabar goatfish has many parasites, including the physalopterid nematode Rasheedia heptacanthi , a parasite of its digestive system.

References

  1. ↑ Smith-Vaniz, W.F. & Williams, I. (2017) [errata version of 2016 assessment]. "Parupeneus heptacanthus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2016 e.T46086532A115393394. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T46086532A46664724.en . Retrieved 5 April 2020.
  2. 1 2 Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Parupeneus heptacanthus". FishBase . December 2019 version.


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