n = 66
| Scientific Name | Author | Valid Name | Family | English Name |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Parupeneus angulatus | Randall & Heemstra, 2009 | Parupeneus angulatus | Mullidae | |
| Parupeneus aurantius | Fourmanoir, 1966 | Parupeneus biaculeatus | Mullidae | Pointed goatfish |
| Parupeneus barberinoides | (Bleeker, 1852) | Parupeneus barberinoides | Mullidae | Bicolor goatfish |
| Parupeneus barberinus | (Lacepède, 1801) | Parupeneus barberinus | Mullidae | Dash-and-dot goatfish |
| Parupeneus barbinus | (Lacepède, 1801) | Parupeneus barberinus | Mullidae | Dash-and-dot goatfish |
| Parupeneus berberinus | (Lacepède, 1801) | Parupeneus barberinus | Mullidae | Dash-and-dot goatfish |
| Parupeneus biaculeatus | (Richardson, 1846) | Parupeneus biaculeatus | Mullidae | Pointed goatfish |
| Parupeneus bifaciatus | (Lacepède, 1801) | Parupeneus trifasciatus | Mullidae | Doublebar goatfish |
| Parupeneus bifasciatus | (Lacepède, 1801) | Parupeneus trifasciatus | Mullidae | Doublebar goatfish |
| Parupeneus bilineata | (Valenciennes, 1831) | Upeneus sulphureus | Mullidae | Sulphur goatfish |
| Parupeneus brandesii | (Bleeker, 1851) | Parupeneus pleurostigma | Mullidae | Sidespot goatfish |
| Parupeneus chryserydros | (Lacepède, 1801) | Parupeneus cyclostomus | Mullidae | Gold-saddle goatfish |
| Parupeneus chrysonemus | (Jordan & Evermann, 1903) | Parupeneus chrysonemus | Mullidae | Yellow-threaded goatfish |
| Parupeneus chrysopleuron | (Temminck & Schlegel, 1843) | Parupeneus chrysopleuron | Mullidae | Yellow striped goatfish |
| Parupeneus ciliatus | (Lacepède, 1802) | Parupeneus ciliatus | Mullidae | Whitesaddle goatfish |
| Parupeneus cinnabarinus | (Cuvier, 1829) | Parupeneus heptacanthus | Mullidae | Cinnabar goatfish |
| Parupeneus crassilabris | (Valenciennes, 1831) | Parupeneus crassilabris | Mullidae | Two-banded goatfish |
| Parupeneus cyclostomus | (Lacepède, 1801) | Parupeneus cyclostomus | Mullidae | Gold-saddle goatfish |
| Parupeneus diagonalis | Randall, 2004 | Parupeneus diagonalis | Mullidae | |
| Parupeneus dispilurus | (Playfair, 1867) | Parupeneus rubescens | Mullidae | Rosy goatfish |
| Parupeneus dubius | (Temminck & Schlegel, 1843) | Parupeneus chrysopleuron | Mullidae | Yellow striped goatfish |
| Parupeneus flavolineatus | (Lacepède, 1801) | Mulloidichthys flavolineatus | Mullidae | Yellowstripe goatfish |
| Parupeneus forsskali | (Fourmanoir & Guézé, 1976) | Parupeneus forsskali | Mullidae | Red Sea goatfish |
| Parupeneus fraserorum | Randall & King, 2009 | Parupeneus fraserorum | Mullidae | |
| Parupeneus fraterculus | (Valenciennes, 1831) | Parupeneus ciliatus | Mullidae | Whitesaddle goatfish |
| Parupeneus heptacanthus | (Lacepède, 1802) | Parupeneus heptacanthus | Mullidae | Cinnabar goatfish |
| Parupeneus inayatae | Uiblein & Fahmi, 2018 | Parupeneus inayatae | Mullidae | Inayat’s goatfish |
| Parupeneus indicus | (Shaw, 1803) | Parupeneus indicus | Mullidae | Indian goatfish |
| Parupeneus insularis | Randall & Myers, 2002 | Parupeneus insularis | Mullidae | Twosaddle goatfish |
| Parupeneus ischyrus | (Snyder, 1907) | Parupeneus ciliatus | Mullidae | Whitesaddle goatfish |
| Parupeneus janseni | (Bleeker, 1856) | Parupeneus jansenii | Mullidae | Jansen's goatfish |
| Parupeneus jansenii | (Bleeker, 1856) | Parupeneus jansenii | Mullidae | Jansen's goatfish |
| Parupeneus kneri | Bleeker, 1872 | Parupeneus biaculeatus | Mullidae | Pointed goatfish |
| Parupeneus louise | Randall, 2004 | Parupeneus louise | Mullidae | |
| Parupeneus luteus | (Valenciennes, 1831) | Parupeneus cyclostomus | Mullidae | Gold-saddle goatfish |
| Parupeneus lutues | (Valenciennes, 1831) | Parupeneus cyclostomus | Mullidae | Gold-saddle goatfish |
| Parupeneus macronema | (Lacepède, 1801) | Parupeneus macronemus | Mullidae | Long-barbel goatfish |
| Parupeneus macronemus | (Lacepède, 1801) | Parupeneus macronemus | Mullidae | Long-barbel goatfish |
| Parupeneus malabaricus | (Cuvier, 1829) | Parupeneus indicus | Mullidae | Indian goatfish |
| Parupeneus margaritatus | Randall & Guézé, 1984 | Parupeneus margaritatus | Mullidae | Pearly goatfish |
| Parupeneus minys | Randall & Heemstra, 2009 | Parupeneus minys | Mullidae | |
| Parupeneus moffitti | Randall & Myers, 1993 | Parupeneus moffitti | Mullidae | |
| Parupeneus multifaciatus | (Quoy & Gaimard, 1825) | Parupeneus multifasciatus | Mullidae | Manybar goatfish |
| Parupeneus multifasciatus | (Quoy & Gaimard, 1825) | Parupeneus multifasciatus | Mullidae | Manybar goatfish |
| Parupeneus nansen | Randall & Heemstra, 2009 | Parupeneus nansen | Mullidae | |
| Parupeneus orientalis | (Fowler, 1933) | Parupeneus orientalis | Mullidae | Rapanui goatfish |
| Parupeneus pelurostigma | (Bennett, 1831) | Parupeneus pleurostigma | Mullidae | Sidespot goatfish |
| Parupeneus pleurospilos | (Bleeker, 1853) | Parupeneus heptacanthus | Mullidae | Cinnabar goatfish |
| Parupeneus pleurospilus | (Bleeker, 1853) | Parupeneus heptacanthus | Mullidae | Cinnabar goatfish |
| Parupeneus pleurostigma | (Bennett, 1831) | Parupeneus pleurostigma | Mullidae | Sidespot goatfish |
| Parupeneus pleurotaenia | (Playfair, 1867) | Parupeneus ciliatus | Mullidae | Whitesaddle goatfish |
| Parupeneus porphyreus | (Jenkins, 1903) | Parupeneus porphyreus | Mullidae | |
| Parupeneus posteli | Fourmanoir & Guézé, 1967 | Parupeneus posteli | Mullidae | |
| Parupeneus procerigena | Kim & Amaoka, 2001 | Parupeneus procerigena | Mullidae | |
| Parupeneus rubescens | (Lacepède, 1801) | Parupeneus rubescens | Mullidae | Rosy goatfish |
| Parupeneus seychellensis | (Smith & Smith, 1963) | Parupeneus seychellensis | Mullidae | |
| Parupeneus signatus | (Günther, 1867) | Parupeneus spilurus | Mullidae | Blackspot goatfish |
| Parupeneus sinai | Uiblein, 2021 | Parupeneus sinai | Mullidae | |
| Parupeneus sp. 1 | Not applicable | Parupeneus heptacanthus | Mullidae | Cinnabar goatfish |
| Parupeneus sp. 2 | Not applicable | Parupeneus multifasciatus | Mullidae | Manybar goatfish |
| Parupeneus spilurus | (Bleeker, 1854) | Parupeneus spilurus | Mullidae | Blackspot goatfish |
| Parupeneus sufflavus | Whitley, 1941 | Parupeneus ciliatus | Mullidae | Whitesaddle goatfish |
| Parupeneus taniatus | (Kner, 1865) | Parupeneus biaculeatus | Mullidae | Pointed goatfish |
| Parupeneus trifasciatus | (Lacepède, 1801) | Parupeneus trifasciatus | Mullidae | Doublebar goatfish |
| Parupeneus williamsi | Shibuya & Motomura, 2020 | Parupeneus williamsi | Mullidae | Williams’s Goatfish |
| Parupeneus xanthospilurus | Bleeker, 1875 | Parupeneus cyclostomus | Mullidae | Gold-saddle goatfish |