Biology:Parupeneus heptacanthus
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Short description: Species of fish
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Perciformes |
| Family: | Mullidae |
| Genus: | Parupeneus |
| Species: | P. heptacanthus
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| Parupeneus heptacanthus (Lacepède, 1802)
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Parupeneus heptacanthus, commonly known as cinnabar goatfish, and sold in UK as "Red Mullet", is a marine fish native to the western Pacific and Indian Oceans.[2]
Parasites
As in other fish, the cinnabar goatfish has many parasites, including the physalopterid nematode Rasheedia heptacanthi, a parasite of its digestive system.
References
- ↑ Smith-Vaniz, W.F.; Williams, I. (2016). "Parupeneus heptacanthus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2016: e.T46086532A115393394. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T46086532A46664724.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/46086532/115393394. Retrieved 5 April 2020.{{cite iucn}}: error: |doi= / |page= mismatch (help)
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2019). Parupeneus &speciesname= heptacanthus" Parupeneus heptacanthus " in FishBase. December 2019 version.
External links
- Photos of Parupeneus heptacanthus on Sealife Collection
Wikidata ☰ Q2059524 entry
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