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Mullidae (Goatfishes)
Etymology: Parupeneus: Latin, parum, parvum = small + Peneus, the name of a river; procerigena: From the Latin for high cheek, in reference to its deep cheek (Ref. 45339).
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Marine; demersal; depth range 92 - 148 m (Ref. 45339). Tropical
Western Indian Ocean: Saya de Malha Bank.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 19.8 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 45339)
Short description
Identification keys | Morphology | Morphometrics
Dorsal spines (total): 8; Dorsal soft rays (total): 9; Anal spines: 1; Anal soft rays: 7; Vertebrae: 24. A Parupeneus with 2 scales in lachrymal region, 15-17 (modally 16) pectoral rays, 28 lateral line scales, 7 + 22-24 (modally 7 + 23) gill rakers, deep and compressed body (the depth 2.6-3.1 in SL, with the width 2.1-3.0 in depth), deep cheek (the depth 1.9-2.2 in head length (HL)), long distance between nostrils(3.1-3.5 in HL), and relatively long upper jaw (the length 2.2-2.6 in HL) (Ref. 45339).
Body shape (shape guide): fusiform / normal.
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Kim, B.-J. and K. Amaoka, 2001. A new species, Parupeneus procerigena, from the Saya de Malha Bank in the western Indian Ocean (Perciformes: Mullidae). Ichthyol. Res. 48(1):45-50. (Ref. 45339)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2)
Threat to humans
Harmless
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