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词条 Parupeneus pleurostigma
释义

  1. Distribution

  2. Habitat

  3. Description

  4. Biology

  5. References

{{Taxobox
| image = Mullidae - Parupeneus pleurostigma.JPG
| image_caption = Parupeneus pleurostigma feeding on the bottom
| status = NE
| status_system = IUCN3.1
| regnum = Animalia
| phylum = Chordata
| classis = Actinopterygii
| ordo = Perciformes
| familia = Mullidae
| genus = Parupeneus
| species = P. pleurostigma
| binomial = Parupeneus pleurostigma
| binomial_authority = (Bennett, 1831)
}}

Parupeneus pleurostigma, commonly known as 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.[1]

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 {{convert|40|-|120|m}}.[1][3]

Description

Parupeneus pleurostigma can reach a length of {{convert|20|-|33|cm}}. 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 colour range from pinkish to yellowish gray, with a broad black spot on lateral line, a black band 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.[1][2]

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.[1][2]

References

1. ^{{FishBase species | genus = Parupeneus | species = pleurostigma | year = 2015 | month = 2}}
2. ^Whatsthatfish
  • Randall, J.E., 2004. Revision of the goatfish genus Parupeneus (Perciformes: Mullidae), with descriptions of two new species. Indo-Pac. Fish. (36):64 p.
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