Parupeneus heptacanthus | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Syngnathiformes |
Family: | Mullidae |
Genus: | Parupeneus |
Species: | P. heptacanthus |
Binomial name | |
Parupeneus heptacanthus (Lacepède, 1802) | |
Synonyms [2] | |
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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]
As in other fish, the cinnabar goatfish has many parasites, including the physalopterid nematode Rasheedia heptacanthi , a parasite of its digestive system.