Parupeneus heptacanthus | |
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Conservation status | |
Least Concern (IUCN 3.1) | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Syngnathiformes |
Family: | Mullidae |
Genus: | Parupeneus |
Species: | P. heptacanthus |
Binomial name | |
Parupeneus heptacanthus (Lacepède, 1802) | |
Synonyms | |
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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.
Parasites
As in other fish, the cinnabar goatfish has many parasites, including the physalopterid nematode Rasheedia heptacanthi, a parasite of its digestive system.
References
- Smith-Vaniz, W.F. & Williams, I. (2017) . "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.
- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Parupeneus heptacanthus". FishBase. December 2019 version.
External links
- Photos of Parupeneus heptacanthus on Sealife Collection
Taxon identifiers | |
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Parupeneus heptacanthus |
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