Goldsaddle goatfish
| Goldsaddle goatfish | |
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| Not evaluated (IUCN 3.1) | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Perciformes |
| Family: | Mullidae |
| Genus: | Parupeneus |
| Species: | P. cyclostomus |
| Binomial name | |
| Parupeneus cyclostomus (Lacépède, 1801) | |
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The goldsaddle goatfish or yellowsaddle goatfish, Parupeneus cyclostomus, is a species of goatfish native to the Indo-Pacific. It is a commercially important species, as well as being sought out as a game fish, though it has been reported as carrying the ciguatera toxin. It can also be found in the aquarium trade.[1]
Description
This fish is usually colored yellow with a bluish sheen to the dorsal part, but with a golden yellow variant.[2] It can reach 50 cm (20 in) in total length, though most do not exceed 35 cm (14 in).[1]
Habitat and distribution
It occurs solitarily or in groups, in all areas of the coral reefs and detrital bottom area from 1 to 95 m deep.[3] It uses its barbels to probe holes and force out prey.
It is found in the Indo-Pacific from the Red Sea to South Africa, the Hawaiian Islands, and the Ryukyu Islands.[4]
Synonyms
Several other names have been applied to this species that have been subsequently determined to be junior synonyms:[1]
- Mullus cyclostomus Lacépède, 1801
- Pseudupeneus cyclostomus (Lacépède, 1801)
- Mullus chryserydros Lacépède, 1801
- Parupeneus chryserydros (Lacépède, 1801)
- Mullus radiatus G. Shaw, 1803
- Upeneus immaculatus E. T. Bennett, 1831
- Upeneus luteus Valenciennes, 1831
- Parupeneus luteus (Valenciennes, 1831)
- Upeneus oxycephalus Bleeker, 1856
- Upeneus chryserythrus Günther, 1873
- Parupeneus xanthospilurus Bleeker, 1875
- Mullus microps Bliss, 1883
- Upeneus saffordi Seale, 1901
- Pseudupeneus aurantiacus Seale, 1906
Yellow variant, Gulf of Aqaba, Red Sea
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- 1 2 3 Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2013). "Parupeneus cyclostomus" in FishBase. December 2013 version.
- ↑ Siliotti, A. (2002) fishes of the red sea Verona, Geodia ISBN 88-87177-42-2
- ↑ Lieske, E. and Myers, R.F. (2004) Coral reef guide; Red Sea London, HarperCollins ISBN 0-00-715986-2
- ↑ Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2007). "Parupeneus cyclostomus" in FishBase. 5 2007 version.