PARUPENEUS CRASSILABRIS - (VALENCIENNES, 1831)
Actinopterygii (Gigaclass) > Actinopteri (Class) > Teleostei (Subclass) > Syngnathiformes (Order) > Mulloidei (Suborder) > Mullidae (Family) > Parupeneus (Genus)
Upénéus à grosses lèvres, Barbet à deux bandes, Double-banded goatfish, Doublebar Goatfish, Double-bar goatfish, Thicklipped goatfish, Two-banded goatfish, Twobarred goatfish, Yellowstripe goatfish, Futasuji-himeji, Ojisan, フタスジヒメジ, 须哥, 双带海绯鲤,
Synonymes
Upeneus crassilabris (Valenciennes, 1831)
Upeneus semifasciatus (MacLeay, 1883)
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Description
Dorsal spines (total): 8; Dorsal soft rays (total): 9; Anal spine: 1; Anal soft rays: 7; Pectoral fin rays: 15-16 (rarely: 15); Gill rakers: 7-10 + 27-31 (total: 34-41); Body depth: 2.6-3.1 in SL (deeper body with growth); Head length: 2.8-3.15 in SL; Snout length: 1.75-1.95 in HL; Barbels short: 1.45-1.75 in HL; Longest dorsal spine: 1.4-1.6 in HL; Penultimate dorsal ray: 1.2-1.5 in length of last dorsal ray; Pectoral fin length: 1.25-1.45 in HL; Pelvic fin length: 1.2-1.4 in HL. Max. length: 38.0 cm TL. Depth range: 1 - 80 m.
Color
Whitish with scale edges yellow or yellowish gray, the posterior edge often enlarged to a distinct yellow spot; Upper two-thirds of body with two very large oval black spots, the first centered below anterior spines of first dorsal fin and the second below anterior half or more of second dorsal fin and extending into basal part of fin; A large black spot on head behind and enclosing part of eye, extending diffusely toward comer of mouth; Broad outer part of second dorsal and anal fins blue with narrow oblique dark-edged yellow bands; Caudal fin streaked with dull blue and yellow; Inner rim of iris bright red.
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.
crassilabris: from Latin, crassus = dense, thick, solid + from Latin, labrum = lip. Referring to its “very thick” (translation) lips.
Original description: Upeneus crassilabris Valenciennes, 1831 - Type locality: New Guinea.
Distribution
Southeastern Indian Ocean, western Pacific: Indonesia, east to Caroline Islands (Micronesia) and Tonga, north to Ryukyu Islands (Japan), south to northern Australia and New Caledonia.
Biology
Coastal to outer reef habitats. Juveniles usually in shallow surge channels on reef slopes adjacent to drop-offs. Adults usually seen resting on corals on reef crests.
Similar species
Parupeneus insularis (Randall & Myers, 2002) - Reported from Western and Central Pacific: Ogasawara Islands, Mariana Islands, Minami Tori Shima, Marshall Islands, Samoa, Hawaiian Islands, Line Islands, Cook Islands, French Polynesia to Ducie (Pitcairn Group).
Parupeneus trifasciatus (Lacepède, 1801) - Reported from Indo-West Pacific: South Africa, East Africa, Socotra (Yemen), Seychelles, Comoros, Mozambique Channel, Madagascar and Mascarenes (La Réunion, Mauritius, Rodrigues), east to western Indonesia and to southern Japan.
Upénéus à grosses lèvres, Barbet à deux bandes, Double-banded goatfish, Doublebar Goatfish, Double-bar goatfish, Thicklipped goatfish, Two-banded goatfish, Twobarred goatfish, Yellowstripe goatfish, Futasuji-himeji, Ojisan, フタスジヒメジ, 须哥, 双带海绯鲤,
Synonymes
Upeneus crassilabris (Valenciennes, 1831)
Upeneus semifasciatus (MacLeay, 1883)
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Description
Dorsal spines (total): 8; Dorsal soft rays (total): 9; Anal spine: 1; Anal soft rays: 7; Pectoral fin rays: 15-16 (rarely: 15); Gill rakers: 7-10 + 27-31 (total: 34-41); Body depth: 2.6-3.1 in SL (deeper body with growth); Head length: 2.8-3.15 in SL; Snout length: 1.75-1.95 in HL; Barbels short: 1.45-1.75 in HL; Longest dorsal spine: 1.4-1.6 in HL; Penultimate dorsal ray: 1.2-1.5 in length of last dorsal ray; Pectoral fin length: 1.25-1.45 in HL; Pelvic fin length: 1.2-1.4 in HL. Max. length: 38.0 cm TL. Depth range: 1 - 80 m.
Color
Whitish with scale edges yellow or yellowish gray, the posterior edge often enlarged to a distinct yellow spot; Upper two-thirds of body with two very large oval black spots, the first centered below anterior spines of first dorsal fin and the second below anterior half or more of second dorsal fin and extending into basal part of fin; A large black spot on head behind and enclosing part of eye, extending diffusely toward comer of mouth; Broad outer part of second dorsal and anal fins blue with narrow oblique dark-edged yellow bands; Caudal fin streaked with dull blue and yellow; Inner rim of iris bright red.
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.
crassilabris: from Latin, crassus = dense, thick, solid + from Latin, labrum = lip. Referring to its “very thick” (translation) lips.
Original description: Upeneus crassilabris Valenciennes, 1831 - Type locality: New Guinea.
Distribution
Southeastern Indian Ocean, western Pacific: Indonesia, east to Caroline Islands (Micronesia) and Tonga, north to Ryukyu Islands (Japan), south to northern Australia and New Caledonia.
Biology
Coastal to outer reef habitats. Juveniles usually in shallow surge channels on reef slopes adjacent to drop-offs. Adults usually seen resting on corals on reef crests.
Similar species
Parupeneus insularis (Randall & Myers, 2002) - Reported from Western and Central Pacific: Ogasawara Islands, Mariana Islands, Minami Tori Shima, Marshall Islands, Samoa, Hawaiian Islands, Line Islands, Cook Islands, French Polynesia to Ducie (Pitcairn Group).
Parupeneus trifasciatus (Lacepède, 1801) - Reported from Indo-West Pacific: South Africa, East Africa, Socotra (Yemen), Seychelles, Comoros, Mozambique Channel, Madagascar and Mascarenes (La Réunion, Mauritius, Rodrigues), east to western Indonesia and to southern Japan.
Last update: 26, August 2024