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Parupeneus procerigena Kim & Amaoka, 2001

Deepcheek goatfish
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> Mulliformes (Goatfishes) > 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 Ekologi

marina bottenlevande; djupintervall 92 - 148 m (Ref. 45339). Tropical

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Western Indian Ocean: Saya de Malha Bank.

Size / Vikt / Age

Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 19.8 cm SL hane/ej könsbestämd; (Ref. 45339)

Short description Bestämningsnycklar | Morfologi | Morfometri

Taggstrålar i ryggfenan (totalt) : 8; Mjukstrålar i ryggfenan (totalt) : 9; Taggstrålar i analfenan: 1; Mjukstrålar i analfenan: 7; Ryggkotor: 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).

Biologi     Ordlista (t.ex. epibenthic)

Life cycle and mating behavior Maturities | Reproduktion | Spawnings | Egg(s) | Fecundities | Larver

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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)


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