Parupeneus heptacanthus

Parupeneus heptacanthus
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
	Sciaena heptacantha Lacepède, 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 xanthopurpureusFourmanoir, 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]

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) [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.
^ ^a ^b Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Parupeneus heptacanthus". FishBase. December 2019 version.

External links

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[iucn-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.

[Fishbase-2] Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Parupeneus heptacanthus". FishBase. December 2019 version.

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