Diagnostic Description
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Diagnosis: Pectoral rays 16 (rarely 15 or 17). Gill rakers 6-8 + 21-25 (total 28-32). Body depth 3.45-3.95 in SL; head length (HL) 2.85-3.1 in SL; dorsal profile of snout straight to slightly convex, the snout length 1.7-2.05 in HL; barbel length 1.3-1.55 in HL; longest dorsal spine 1.4-1.7 in HL; last dorsal soft ray of adults longer than penultimate ray, the latter contained 1.1-1.25 in length of the former; posterior margin of caudal-fin lobes straight to slightly convex; pectoral-fin length 1.3-1.5 in HL; pelvic-fin length 1.25-1.45 in HL. Body pinkish to yellowish gray, the scale edges narrowly dark, with a black spot about 3-4 scales in width on lateral line below posterior part of first dorsal fin, followed by a large pale pink to white spot; a blue spot often present on each scale above lateral line, always present posteriorly; pale blue spots, one per scale, ventrally on body, but often not visible; short blue lines radiating from eye except ventrally; barbels pale pink to white; basal third of second dorsal fin with a broad black or blackish band or a large black spot, sometimes extending onto adjacent back, the outer part of fin with narrow blue and yellow bands; anal fin with faint pale blue and yellow bands; remaining fins varying from yellowish gray to light red (Ref. 54393).
Morphology
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Dorsal spines (total): 8; Dorsal soft rays (total): 9; Analspines: 1; Analsoft rays: 7; Vertebrae: 24
Trophic Strategy
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Primarily an insular species (Ref. 30573). Usually solitary, it occurs in seagrass beds (Ref. 41878) as well as over sand, rubble, or coral and rock bottoms of shallow lagoon and seaward reefs to a depth of at least 46 m (Ref. 2334). Juvenile in small groups. Stomach contents of 15 specimens consisted of crab larvae (36%), polychaete worms (20%), and the rest in the order by volume: shrimps, heart urchins, sipunculids, bivalve molluscs, foraminifera, brittlestars, fishes, amphipods, stomatopods, small gastropods, and unidentified small crustaceans (Ref. 54393).
Biology
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Primarily an insular species (Ref. 30573). Usually solitary, it occurs in seagrass beds (Ref. 41878) as well as over sand, rubble, or coral and rock bottoms of shallow lagoon and seaward reefs to a depth of at least 46 m (Ref. 30874). Benthopelagic (Ref. 58302). Feeds on benthic animals like crabs, polychaetes and other worms during the day (Ref. 30874), also shrimps, heart urchins, gastropods, pelecypods, foraminiferans, brittle stars, and fishes (Ref. 37816).
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Importance
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fisheries: minor commercial; gamefish: yes; aquarium: commercial; price category: medium; price reliability: very questionable: based on ex-vessel price for species in this family
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- Estelita Emily Capuli
分布
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廣泛分布於印度-太平洋區，
西起非洲東岸，東到夏威夷、馬貴斯及土木土群島，北起琉球群島，南至羅的豪及拉帕島。台灣各地皆有，但多分布在南部海域。
利用
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數量不多,主要以手釣捕獲，在台灣南部、蘭嶼、綠島一帶的礁岸區，終年都可釣到。為食用性魚，可煎、可煮，及煮味噌湯。特殊之覓食行為，故常被水族館做展示用。
描述
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體延長而稍側扁，呈長紡錘形。頭稍大；口小；吻長而鈍尖；上頜僅達吻部的中央；上下頜均具單列齒，齒中大，較鈍，排列較疏；鋤骨與腭骨無齒。具頦鬚一對，末端達眼眶後緣下方，或稍後方。前鰓蓋骨後緣平滑；鰓蓋骨具二短棘；鰓膜與峽部分離；鰓耙數6-8
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21-25。體被弱櫛鱗，易脫落，腹鰭基部具一腋鱗，眼前無鱗；側線鱗數27-28，上側線管呈樹枝狀。背鰭兩個，彼此分離；第二背鰭最後軟條延長；胸鰭軟條數15-17(通常為16)；尾鰭叉尾形。體呈黃灰色至淡紅色；體側鱗片上通常有淡藍色至自色之斑點和不規則之藍紋圍繞著眼眶；第一背鰭後部下方具一黑斑，其後具另一白色大橢圓斑；第二背鰭基底黑色。
棲地
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主要棲息於向海礁坡砂石底質的棲地，或海藻密生的隱密處。肉食性的日行性魚類，白天只見它們忙著用觸鬚探索底棲的小生物，如小魚、小蝦、小蟹、多毛類等為食。
Parupeneus pleurostigma
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Parupeneus pleurostigma, commonly known as the 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.[2]
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 40–120 metres (130–390 ft).[2][3]
Description
Parupeneus pleurostigma can reach a length of 20–33 centimetres (7.9–13.0 in). 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 color range from pinkish to yellowish gray, with a broad black spot on lateral line, sometimes followed by a large pinkish spot. A black band is present 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.[2][3]
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.[2][3]
References
- Randall, J. E. (2004). "Revision of the goatfish genus Parupeneus (Perciformes: Mullidae), with descriptions of two new species". Indo-Pacific Fishes. (36): 64.
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Parupeneus pleurostigma: Brief Summary
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Parupeneus pleurostigma, commonly known as the sidespot goatfish and round-spot goatfish, is a marine fish belonging to the family Mullidae.
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Description
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This species is usually solitary, occurring in seagrass beds as well as over sand, rubble, or coral and rock bottoms of shallow lagoons and seaward reefs to a depth of at least 46 m. Feeds on benthic animals like crabs, polychaetes and other worms during the day.
Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2023). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (02/2023).
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Habitat
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Known from seamounts and knolls
Stocks, K. 2009. Seamounts Online: an online information system for seamount biology. Version 2009-1. World Wide Web electronic publication.
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