PARUPENEUS SPILURUS - (BLEEKER, 1854)
Actinopterygii (Gigaclass) > Actinopteri (Class) > Teleostei (Subclass) > Syngnathiformes (Order) > Mulloidei (Suborder) > Mullidae (Family) > Parupeneus (Genus)
Rouget-barbet à tache noire, Rouget-barbet à bandes marron, Black-spot goat fish, Blacksaddle goatfish, Blackspot goatfish, Northern kahawai, One-spot goatfish, Red goatfish, Tailspot goatfish, Okina-himeji,
Etymologie
Parupeneus : du préfixe Latin, par = pareil, semblable, identique, analogue + du mot, upénéus ou upeneus. Georges Cuvier et Achille Valenciennes écrivent dans Histoire Naturelle des poissons - 1829 - Tome troisième p447 "Nous avons cru convenable de distinguer ces poissons des mulles ordinaires par un nom sous-générique, et nous avons choisi pour cela celui d'upénéus qui n'a point de signification fixe dans les anciens."
Synonymes
Papupeneus spilurus (Bleeker, 1854)
Parupeneus signatus (Günther, 1867)
Upeneus spilurus (Bleeker, 1854)
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Description
Dorsal spines (total): 8; Dorsal soft rays (total): 9; Anal spines: 1; Anal soft rays: 7. Max length : 50.0 cm. Depth range 10 - 80 m.
Etymology
Parupeneus: from Latin prefixe, par = even (of a numbers), equal, like, suitable + the word, upeneus or upénéus. Georges Cuvier and Achille Valenciennes wrote in "Histoire Naturelle des poissons - 1829 - Tome troisième p447" that they chosed this word "upénéus" which it didn't have a specific meaning or sense in the ancient writes.
Distribution
Western Pacific: Japan to Western Australia, New Caledonia and northern New Zealand. Recently reported from Tonga.
Biology
Inhabits coastal reefs and estuaries ; in Indonesia mainly found on deep reefs adjacent to strong currents. Juveniles found in small schools; adults singly or in small aggregations. May also be solitary. It is rare in the East Indian region, and found only in cool areas of upwelling; but is common in subtropical latitudes.
Rouget-barbet à tache noire, Rouget-barbet à bandes marron, Black-spot goat fish, Blacksaddle goatfish, Blackspot goatfish, Northern kahawai, One-spot goatfish, Red goatfish, Tailspot goatfish, Okina-himeji,
Etymologie
Parupeneus : du préfixe Latin, par = pareil, semblable, identique, analogue + du mot, upénéus ou upeneus. Georges Cuvier et Achille Valenciennes écrivent dans Histoire Naturelle des poissons - 1829 - Tome troisième p447 "Nous avons cru convenable de distinguer ces poissons des mulles ordinaires par un nom sous-générique, et nous avons choisi pour cela celui d'upénéus qui n'a point de signification fixe dans les anciens."
Synonymes
Papupeneus spilurus (Bleeker, 1854)
Parupeneus signatus (Günther, 1867)
Upeneus spilurus (Bleeker, 1854)
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Description
Dorsal spines (total): 8; Dorsal soft rays (total): 9; Anal spines: 1; Anal soft rays: 7. Max length : 50.0 cm. Depth range 10 - 80 m.
Etymology
Parupeneus: from Latin prefixe, par = even (of a numbers), equal, like, suitable + the word, upeneus or upénéus. Georges Cuvier and Achille Valenciennes wrote in "Histoire Naturelle des poissons - 1829 - Tome troisième p447" that they chosed this word "upénéus" which it didn't have a specific meaning or sense in the ancient writes.
Distribution
Western Pacific: Japan to Western Australia, New Caledonia and northern New Zealand. Recently reported from Tonga.
Biology
Inhabits coastal reefs and estuaries ; in Indonesia mainly found on deep reefs adjacent to strong currents. Juveniles found in small schools; adults singly or in small aggregations. May also be solitary. It is rare in the East Indian region, and found only in cool areas of upwelling; but is common in subtropical latitudes.