Ecology
Habitat
Depth range based on 2652 specimens in 29 taxa.
Water temperature and chemistry ranges based on 1738 samples.
Environmental ranges
Depth range (m): 0 - 274
Temperature range (°C): 15.526 - 29.336
Nitrate (umol/L): 0.004 - 14.749
Salinity (PPS): 32.183 - 39.819
Oxygen (ml/l): 1.775 - 5.079
Phosphate (umol/l): 0.055 - 1.171
Silicate (umol/l): 0.380 - 19.050
Graphical representation
Depth range (m): 0 - 274
Temperature range (°C): 15.526 - 29.336
Nitrate (umol/L): 0.004 - 14.749
Salinity (PPS): 32.183 - 39.819
Oxygen (ml/l): 1.775 - 5.079
Phosphate (umol/l): 0.055 - 1.171
Silicate (umol/l): 0.380 - 19.050
Note: this information has not been validated. Check this *note*. Your feedback is most welcome.
Water temperature and chemistry ranges based on 1738 samples.
Environmental ranges
Depth range (m): 0 - 274
Temperature range (°C): 15.526 - 29.336
Nitrate (umol/L): 0.004 - 14.749
Salinity (PPS): 32.183 - 39.819
Oxygen (ml/l): 1.775 - 5.079
Phosphate (umol/l): 0.055 - 1.171
Silicate (umol/l): 0.380 - 19.050
Graphical representation
Depth range (m): 0 - 274
Temperature range (°C): 15.526 - 29.336
Nitrate (umol/L): 0.004 - 14.749
Salinity (PPS): 32.183 - 39.819
Oxygen (ml/l): 1.775 - 5.079
Phosphate (umol/l): 0.055 - 1.171
Silicate (umol/l): 0.380 - 19.050
Note: this information has not been validated. Check this *note*. Your feedback is most welcome.
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Molecular Biology and Genetics
Molecular Biology
Statistics of barcoding coverage: Parupeneus cf. barberinus
Barcode of Life Data Systems (BOLDS) Stats
Public Records: 0
Specimens with Barcodes: 2
Species With Barcodes: 1
Public Records: 0
Specimens with Barcodes: 2
Species With Barcodes: 1
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Statistics of barcoding coverage
Barcode of Life Data Systems (BOLD) Stats
| Specimen Records: | 440 | Public Records: | 114 |
| Specimens with Sequences: | 371 | Public Species: | 17 |
| Specimens with Barcodes: | 363 | Public BINs: | 23 |
| Species: | 28 | ||
| Species With Barcodes: | 28 | ||
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Barcode data
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Locations of barcode samples
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Wikipedia
Parupeneus
Parupeneus or Goatfishes is tropical marine genus of perciform fish of the family Mullidae. Seldom found in brackish waters, goatfish are most associated with the reefs of the Atlantic, Indian, and Pacific Oceans.[2] 28 species are recognized in this genus.
A school of Yellow striped goatfish (Parupeneus chrysopleuron) and Whitesaddle goatfish searching food on the sandy bottom, Northeast Coast, TAIWAN
| Species[3] | Common name[3] | Environment & range[4] | IUCN status[5] |
|---|---|---|---|
| Parupeneus barberinoides (Bleeker, 1852) | Bicolor goatfish | Marine; topical; reef-dwelling. | NE* |
| Parupeneus barberinusT (Lacepède, 1801) | Dash-and-dot goatfish | Marine; topical; reef-dwelling. | NE |
| Parupeneus biaculeatus (Richardson, 1846) | Pointed goatfish | Marine; subtopical. | NE |
| Parupeneus chrysonemus (Jordan & Evermann, 1903) | Yellow-threaded goatfish | Marine; topical; demersal. | NE |
| Parupeneus chrysopleuron (Temminck & Schlegel, 1843) | Yellow striped goatfish | Marine; topical; demersal. | NE |
| Parupeneus ciliatus (Lacepède, 1802) | Whitesaddle goatfish | Marine; topical; reef-dwelling. | NE |
| Parupeneus crassilabris (Valenciennes, 1831) | Doublebar goatfish | Marine; topical; reef-dwelling. | NE |
| Parupeneus cyclostomus (Lacepède, 1801) | Goldsaddle goatfish | Marine; topical; reef-dwelling. | NE |
| Parupeneus diagonalis Randall, 2004 | Marine; topical; reef-dwelling. | NE | |
| Parupeneus forsskali (Fourmanoir & Guézé, 1976) | Red Sea goatfish | Marine; subtopical; reef-dwelling. | NE |
| Parupeneus heptacanthus (Lacepède, 1802) | Cinnabar goatfish | Marine; topical; reef-dwelling. | NE |
| Parupeneus indicus (Shaw, 1803) | Indian goatfish | Marine; topical; reef-dwelling. | NE |
| Parupeneus insularis Randall & Myers, 2002 | Twosaddle goatfish | Marine; topical; reef-dwelling. | NE |
| Parupeneus jansenii (Bleeker, 1856) | Marine; topical; demersal. | NE | |
| Parupeneus louise Randall, 2004 | Marine; topical; reef-dwelling. | NE | |
| Parupeneus macronemus (Lacepède, 1801) | Longbarbel goatfish | Marine; topical; reef-dwelling. | NE |
| Parupeneus margaritatus Randall & Guézé, 1984 | Pearly goatfish | Marine; topical; reef-dwelling. | NE |
| Parupeneus moffitti Randall & Myers, 1993 | Marine; topical; pelagic-neritic. | NE | |
| Parupeneus multifasciatus (Quoy & Gaimard, 1825) | Manybar goatfish | Marine; topical; reef-dwelling. | NE |
| Parupeneus orientalis (Fowler, 1933) | Marine; topical; demersal. | NE | |
| Parupeneus pleurostigma (Bennett, 1831) | Sidespot goatfish | Marine; topical; reef-dwelling. | NE |
| Parupeneus porphyreus (Jenkins, 1903) | Marine; topical; reef-dwelling. | NE | |
| Parupeneus posteli Fourmanoir & Guézé, 1967 | Marine; topical; demersal. | NE | |
| Parupeneus procerigena Kim & Amaoka, 2001 | Marine; topical; demersal. | NE | |
| Parupeneus rubescens (Lacepède, 1801) | Rosy goatfish | Marine; topical; reef-dwelling. | NE |
| Parupeneus signatus (Günther, 1867) | Black-spot goatfish | Marine; subtopical; reef-dwelling. | NE |
| Parupeneus spilurus (Bleeker, 1854) | Blackspot goatfish | Marine; topical; reef-dwelling. | NE |
| Parupeneus trifasciatus (Lacepède, 1801) | Marine; topical; reef-dwelling. | NE |
*) NE - Not Evaluated.
T) Type species.
References
- ^ Bleeker, P. 1863: Onzième notice sur la faune ichthyologique de l'île de Ternate. Nederlandsch Tijdschrift voor de Dierkunde v. 1: 228-238.
- ^ Johnson, G.D. & Gill, A.C. (1998). Paxton, J.R. & Eschmeyer, W.N.. ed. Encyclopedia of Fishes. San Diego: Academic Press. pp. 186. ISBN 0-12-547665-5.
- ^ a b Fish Identification at FishBase. Family Mullidae
- ^ Randall, J.E. 2004: Revision of the goatfish genus Parupeneus (Perciformes: Mullidae), with descriptions of two new species. Indo-Pacific Fishes, (36): 64 p.
- ^ The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
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