Parupeneus forsskali (Fourmanoir & Guézé, 1976)

Red Sea goatfish

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Classification	Actinopterygii \| Perciformes \| Mullidae
Synonyms	Pseudupeneus forsskali, Mulloidichthys auriflamma, ... more
Common names	Goldstriped goatfish, Rouget-barbet à bande noire, Capucin à bande noire, ... more

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Main reference

Randall, J.E. 2004. (Ref. 54393)
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Size / Weight / Age

Max length : 28.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 2272); common length : 25.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 5450)

Environment

Reef-associated; brackish; marine

Climate / Range

Subtropical

Indian Ocean: Red Sea into the Gulf of Aden and recorded from Socotra (Ref. 54393). Suez canal migrant and now established in the eastern Mediterranean.
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Short description

Dorsal spines (total): 8; Dorsal soft rays (total): 9; Anal soft rays: 7. Diagnosis: Pectoral rays 14-17 (usually 16). Gill rakers 7-9 + 23-26 (total 30-34). Body relatively elongate, the depth 3.65-4.2 in SL; head length (HL) 2.9-3.25 in SL; snout length 1.7-1.9 in HL; barbel length 1.4-1.5 in HL; longest dorsal spine 1.5-1.7 in HL; penultimate dorsal ray 1.15-1.25 in length of last dorsal ray; pectoral-fin length 1.4-1.65 in HL; pelvic-fin length 1.4-1.6 in HL. A broad black stripe is present from side of upper lip through eye along upper side of body, ending beneath posterior part of second dorsal fin; body above stripe grayish green, the scale edges yellow; body below stripe white, the scale edges narrowly reddish; caudal peduncle yellow dorsally with an irregular roundish black spot, mostly above lateral line; caudal fin yellow; second dorsal and anal fins with narrow blue and yellow stripes; peritoneum pale (Ref. 54393).

The most common goatfish in shallow water in the Red Sea. Usually found on sand bottoms near coral reefs (Ref. 3470). Feeds on invertebrates that live on sand (Ref. 13550).


IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 57073)	Threat to humans
Not Evaluated	Harmless

Human uses
Fisheries: minor commercial; aquarium: commercial


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Estimation of some characteristics with mathematical models

Resilience (Ref. 69278)

High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (K>1)


Vulnerability (Ref. 59153)	Price category (Ref. 80766)
Low vulnerability (15 of 100)	Medium

Entered by Froese, Rainer

Modified by Casal, Christine Marie V.

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