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Parupeneus insularis Randall & Myers, 2002

Twosaddle goatfish
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Teleostei (teleosts) > Mulliformes (Goatfishes) > Mullidae (Goatfishes)
Etymology: Parupeneus: Latin, parum, parvum = small + Peneus, the name of a river;  insularis: Named for its occurrence on oceanic islands of the Pacific ['insularis' = islands]..
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Marine; reef-associated; depth range 1 - 80 m (Ref. 89972). Tropical; 37°N - 29°S, 124°E - 123°W

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Eastern Central Pacific: Hawaii, French Polynesia, and Pitcairn Islands to the Marshall, Mariana, Phoenix, and Samoa islands. This species is included in the Parupeneus trifasciatus complex where, Parupeneus trifasciatus is restricted to the Indian Ocean and Parupeneus crassilabris is from eastern Indian Ocean and the western Pacific, east to Fiji, Tonga, and the Caroline Islands.

Size / Weight / Age

Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 30.3 cm FL male/unsexed; (Ref. 125598); max. published weight: 1.4 kg (Ref. 4887)

Biology     Glossary (e.g. epibenthic)

Occurs on coral reefs and adjacent habitats, generally in less than 30 m (Ref. 45589), but has been recorded to 83 meters (Ref. 54393). Benthopelagic (Ref. 58302). Stomach contents of 12 specimens consist of 44% by volume of crabs; followed by shrimps, octopuses, mantis shrimps, amphipods and other crustaceans, fishes, and polychaetes (Ref. 45589).

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Randall, J.E., 2004. Revision of the goatfish genus Parupeneus (Perciformes: Mullidae), with descriptions of two new species. Indo-Pac. Fish. (36):64 p. (Ref. 54393)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)

  Least Concern (LC) ; Date assessed: 11 March 2015

CITES

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

  Harmless





Human uses

Fisheries: commercial; gamefish: yes; aquarium: commercial
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Estimates based on models

Preferred temperature (Ref. 123201): 24.3 - 28.7, mean 26.8 °C (based on 168 cells).
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref. 82804):  PD50 = 0.5000   [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.01122 (0.00683 - 0.01843), b=3.13 (3.00 - 3.26), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this species & Genus-body shape (Ref. 93245).
Trophic level (Ref. 69278):  3.7   ±0.3 se; based on diet studies.
Resilience (Ref. 120179):  Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref. 59153):  Low vulnerability (24 of 100).
Price category (Ref. 80766):   Medium.
Nutrients (Ref. 124155):  Calcium = 36.6 [17.9, 82.1] mg/100g; Iron = 0.316 [0.158, 0.725] mg/100g; Protein = 17.9 [14.6, 20.9] %; Omega3 = 0.135 [0.076, 0.246] g/100g; Selenium = 53.6 [25.5, 126.1] μg/100g; VitaminA = 215 [42, 904] μg/100g; Zinc = 0.531 [0.315, 1.015] mg/100g (wet weight);