FB-65196 http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=65196 Animalia Chordata Teleostei Gobiiformes Gobiidae Amblyeleotris Amblyeleotris neglecta Jaafar & Randall, 2009 Seychelles goatfish Pseudupeneus seychellensis Smith & Smith, 1963 2009-12-14 2009-12-14 Smith, J.L.B. and M.M. Smith0 The fishes of Seychelles. Rhodes University, Grahamstown. 215 p. (Ref. 1623) Randall, J.E. and E. Heemstra0 Three new goatfishes of the genus Parupeneus from the Western Indian Ocean, with resurrection of P. seychellensis. Smithiana Bulletin 10:37-50. (Ref. 82838) Patzner, R.A.0 Reproductive strategies of fish. pp. 311-350. In Rocha, M.J., A. Arukwe and B.G. Kapoor (eds). Fish reproduction: cytology, biology and ecology. Science Publisher, Inc. Oxford. 631 p. (Ref. 101194) Uiblein, F., J.T. Williams, N. Bailly, T.A. Hoang and P.T. Rajan0 Four new goatfishes (Upeneus, Mullidae, Mulliformes) from the Asian Indo-Pacific with a list of valid goatfish species and remarks on goatfish diversity. Cybium 48(2):135-160. (Ref. 130857) FB-GeneralDescr-65205 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Estelita Emily Capuli 2009-12-18 00:00:00 2009-12-18 00:00:00 Biology http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=65205 Collected from an isolated patch of rock and coral, with sponges and much sand (Ref. 82838). Randall, J.E. and E. Heemstra 2009 Three new goatfishes of the genus Parupeneus from the Western Indian Ocean, with resurrection of P. seychellensis. Smithiana Bulletin 10:37-50. (Ref. 82838) FB-DiagnosticDescr-65205 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Estelita Emily Capuli 2009-12-18 00:00:00 2009-12-18 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=65205 This species is characterized by the following: 16 pectoral-fin rays; gill rakers 6 + 18-21; body depth 3.1-3.5 in SL; head length 3.0-3.15 in SL; snout length 1.8-1.95 in HL; interorbital space convex length of barbels 1.2-1.35 in HL; depth of maxilla 5.2- 5.5 in HL; longest dorsal spine 1.6-1.75 in HL; pectoral fin length 1.25-1.35 in HL; pelvic-fin length 1.35-1.5 in HL; alcohol-preserved color tan, with an indistinct midlateral yellowish brown stripe on body, beginning as broad as eye above pectoral-fin base, narrowing posteriorly, then broadening on caudal peduncle (stripe not present in life); noteworthy is the striped pattern dorsally on the body from a red spot on each scale of the first three longitudinal scale rows (Ref. 82838). Randall, J.E. and E. Heemstra 2009 Three new goatfishes of the genus Parupeneus from the Western Indian Ocean, with resurrection of P. seychellensis. Smithiana Bulletin 10:37-50. (Ref. 82838) FB-Distribution-65205 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Estelita Emily Capuli 2009-12-18 00:00:00 2025-11-05 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=65205 Western Indian Ocean: Gul fof Aqaba, Bahrain, Seychelles and Tanzania. Randall, J.E. and E. Heemstra 2009 Three new goatfishes of the genus Parupeneus from the Western Indian Ocean, with resurrection of P. seychellensis. Smithiana Bulletin 10:37-50. (Ref. 82838) FB-Size-65205 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Estelita Emily Capuli 2009-12-18 00:00:00 2009-12-18 00:00:00 Max. size http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=65205 23.0 cm SL (male/unsexed; (Ref. 82838)) Randall, J.E. and E. Heemstra 2009 Three new goatfishes of the genus Parupeneus from the Western Indian Ocean, with resurrection of P. seychellensis. Smithiana Bulletin 10:37-50. (Ref. 82838) FB-Threats-2 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Belen Acosta 1990-10-18 00:00:00 2024-03-07 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=2 Least Concern (LC) , IUCN Grouper and Wrasse Specialist Group IUCN 2006 2006 IUCN red list of threatened species. www.iucnredlist.org. Downloaded July 2006. FB-Habitat-65205 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Estelita Emily Capuli 2009-12-18 00:00:00 2009-12-18 00:00:00 Environment http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=65205 reef-associated; marine; depth range 12 - 15 m (Ref. 82838) Randall, J.E. and E. Heemstra 2009 Three new goatfishes of the genus Parupeneus from the Western Indian Ocean, with resurrection of P. seychellensis. Smithiana Bulletin 10:37-50. (Ref. 82838)