PARUPENEUS INDICUS - (SHAW, 1803)
Actinopterygii (Gigaclass) > Actinopteri (Class) > Teleostei (Subclass) > Syngnathiformes (Order) > Mulloidei (Suborder) > Mullidae (Family) > Parupeneus (Genus)
Capucin indien, Barbet soufré, Rouget-barbet indien, Sultan Ibrahim, Indian goatfish, Yellowspot goatfish, Indiese bokvis, Indische Meerbarbe, Indische zeebarbeel, Sultanka mauretanska, Salmonete do Indico, Salmonete índico, Koban-himeji, コバンヒメジ, 인디안 촉수, 秋姑,
Synonymes
Mullus indicus (Shaw, 1803)
Mullus russelii (Cuvier, 1829)
Parupenaeus indicus (Shaw, 1803)
Parupeneus malabaricus (Cuvier, 1829)
Pseudupeneus indicus (Shaw, 1803)
Upeneus griseofrenatus (Kner, 1868)
Upeneus indicus (Shaw, 1803)
Upeneus malabaricus (Cuvier, 1829)
Upeneus waigiensis (Cuvier, 1829)
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Description
Dorsal spines (total): 8; Dorsal soft rays (total): 9; Anal spine: 1; Anal soft rays: 7; Pectoral fin rays: 15-17 (usually: 16). Gill rakers: 5-7 + 18-21 = 24-27; Body depth: 3.25-3.75 in SL; Head length (HL): 2.9-3.25 in SL; Snout length: 1.65-1.95 in HL; Barbel length: 1.3-1.5 in HL. Longest dorsal spine: 1.5-1.8 in HL; Penultimate dorsal ray about equal to last dorsal ray in juveniles, 1.05-1.2 in length of last dorsal ray of adults; Pectoral fin length: 1.35-1.55 in HL; Pelvic fin length: 1.3-1.5 in HL. Max. length: 45.0 cm, common length : 35.0 cm. Depth range: 10 - 30 m.
Color
Body greenish brown to reddish brown dorsally, the scale edges narrowly dark, shading to whitish or pale pink ventrally, with a nearly round black spot as large or larger than eye on side of caudal peduncle, two-thirds of which lies above the lateral line; A large, horizontally elongate yellow spot (sometimes partly white) on lateral line below interdorsal space; Barbels white; Irregular pale blue lines extending anteroventrally and dorsoposteriorly from eye; Second dorsal and anal fins with irregular oblique pale blue lines; Caudal fin yellowish gray with faint blue lines paralleling rays; Peritoneum dark brown (pale brown to white in other species of the genus except Parupeneus barberinus).
Capucin indien, Barbet soufré, Rouget-barbet indien, Sultan Ibrahim, Indian goatfish, Yellowspot goatfish, Indiese bokvis, Indische Meerbarbe, Indische zeebarbeel, Sultanka mauretanska, Salmonete do Indico, Salmonete índico, Koban-himeji, コバンヒメジ, 인디안 촉수, 秋姑,
Synonymes
Mullus indicus (Shaw, 1803)
Mullus russelii (Cuvier, 1829)
Parupenaeus indicus (Shaw, 1803)
Parupeneus malabaricus (Cuvier, 1829)
Pseudupeneus indicus (Shaw, 1803)
Upeneus griseofrenatus (Kner, 1868)
Upeneus indicus (Shaw, 1803)
Upeneus malabaricus (Cuvier, 1829)
Upeneus waigiensis (Cuvier, 1829)
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Description
Dorsal spines (total): 8; Dorsal soft rays (total): 9; Anal spine: 1; Anal soft rays: 7; Pectoral fin rays: 15-17 (usually: 16). Gill rakers: 5-7 + 18-21 = 24-27; Body depth: 3.25-3.75 in SL; Head length (HL): 2.9-3.25 in SL; Snout length: 1.65-1.95 in HL; Barbel length: 1.3-1.5 in HL. Longest dorsal spine: 1.5-1.8 in HL; Penultimate dorsal ray about equal to last dorsal ray in juveniles, 1.05-1.2 in length of last dorsal ray of adults; Pectoral fin length: 1.35-1.55 in HL; Pelvic fin length: 1.3-1.5 in HL. Max. length: 45.0 cm, common length : 35.0 cm. Depth range: 10 - 30 m.
Color
Body greenish brown to reddish brown dorsally, the scale edges narrowly dark, shading to whitish or pale pink ventrally, with a nearly round black spot as large or larger than eye on side of caudal peduncle, two-thirds of which lies above the lateral line; A large, horizontally elongate yellow spot (sometimes partly white) on lateral line below interdorsal space; Barbels white; Irregular pale blue lines extending anteroventrally and dorsoposteriorly from eye; Second dorsal and anal fins with irregular oblique pale blue lines; Caudal fin yellowish gray with faint blue lines paralleling rays; Peritoneum dark brown (pale brown to white in other species of the genus except Parupeneus barberinus).
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.
indicus: from ancient Greek, Indikós = Indian. Named from the type locality.
Original description: Mullus indicus Shaw, 1803- Type locality: Visgapatam (Vishakhapatnam), India.
Distribution
Indo-West Pacific: KwaZulu-Natal (South Africa), East Africa, Socotra (Yemen), Madagascar and Mascarenes (La Réunion, Mauritius, Rodrigues), east to Marshall Islands and Austral Islands (French Polynesia), north to southern Japan and Ogasawara Islands (Japan), south to Western Australia, Queensland (Australia), New Caledonia and Tonga.
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.
indicus: from ancient Greek, Indikós = Indian. Named from the type locality.
Original description: Mullus indicus Shaw, 1803- Type locality: Visgapatam (Vishakhapatnam), India.
Distribution
Indo-West Pacific: KwaZulu-Natal (South Africa), East Africa, Socotra (Yemen), Madagascar and Mascarenes (La Réunion, Mauritius, Rodrigues), east to Marshall Islands and Austral Islands (French Polynesia), north to southern Japan and Ogasawara Islands (Japan), south to Western Australia, Queensland (Australia), New Caledonia and Tonga.
Biology
Inhabit shallow sandy or silty areas (seagrass substrata) of coastal and inner lagoon reefs. Occur singly or in schools. Feed on benthic invertebrates; The diet including small crabs, amphipods, shrimps, small octopuses, polychaete worms, and small fishes. Marketed fresh.
Last update: 28, August 2024
Inhabit shallow sandy or silty areas (seagrass substrata) of coastal and inner lagoon reefs. Occur singly or in schools. Feed on benthic invertebrates; The diet including small crabs, amphipods, shrimps, small octopuses, polychaete worms, and small fishes. Marketed fresh.
Last update: 28, August 2024