Parupeneus pleurostigma

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Parupeneus pleurostigma

Feeding on the bottom
Conservation status
Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)^[1]
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Syngnathiformes
Family:	Mullidae
Genus:	Parupeneus
Species:	P. pleurostigma
Binomial name
*Parupeneus pleurostigma* (Bennett, 1831)
Synonyms^[2]
Upeneus pleurostigma Bennett, 1831 Pseudupeneus pleurostigma (Bennett, 1831) Upeneus brandesii Bleeker, 1851 Parupeneus brandesii (Bleeker, 1851) Pseudupeneus brandesii (Bleeker, 1851)

Parupeneus pleurostigma, commonly known as the sidespot goatfish and round-spot goatfish, is a marine fish belonging to the family Mullidae.

Distribution

This species is native to the Indian and Pacific oceans, from East Africa to Hawaii, Line Islands, Marquesas Islands and Tuamotus, from Ryukyu to Lord Howe Island, Rapa Iti and French Polynesia.^[2]

Habitat

These tropical benthopelagic goatfishes can be found mainly in island waters and occur on coral and rocky seaward reefs, over sandy and coral bottoms and in shallow lagoons, to a depth of 40–120 metres (130–390 ft).^[2]^[3]

Description

Parupeneus pleurostigma can reach a length of 20–33 centimetres (7.9–13.0 in). They have nine dorsal soft rays, seven anal soft ray and sixteen pectoral rays. Snout is slightly convex and the margin of caudal-fin lobes is straight to slightly convex.

Body color range from pinkish to yellowish gray, with a broad black spot on lateral line, sometimes followed by a large pinkish spot. A black band is present below the basal dorsal fin and blue spots on the scales above lateral line. The two barbels extending form the chin are pale pink to white.^[2]^[3]

Biology

These goatfishes are usually solitary. They feed during the day on small fish and invertebrates, as gastropods, crabs, crustaceans (mainly crabs and shrimps), polychaetes and worms, foraminiferans, brittle stars and heart urchins, found by means of the two barbels.^[2]^[3]

References

^ Smith-Vaniz, W. F. & Williams, I. (2017) [errata version of 2016 assessment]. "Parupeneus pleurostigma". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T69182861A115461540. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T69182861A69183787.en. Retrieved 5 April 2020.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Parupeneus Parupeneus pleurostigma". FishBase. December 2019 version.
^ ^a ^b ^c Whatsthatfish

Randall, J. E. (2004). "Revision of the goatfish genus Parupeneus (Perciformes: Mullidae), with descriptions of two new species". Indo-Pacific Fishes. (36): 64.

External links

Photos of Parupeneus pleurostigma on Sealife Collection

Taxon identifiers
Parupeneus pleurostigma	Wikidata: Q1955122 AFD: Parupeneus_pleurostigma BOLD: 89416 CoL: 764VC FishBase: 5994 GBIF: 2396678 iNaturalist: 121673 IRMNG: 10448417 ITIS: 169451 IUCN: 69182861 NCBI: 603997 Observation.org: 792967 OBIS: 218656 WoRMS: 218656

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