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Parupeneus indicus (Shaw, 1803)

Indian goatfish
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Hong Kong country information

Common names: Indian Goatfish, 印度三鬚, 印度副緋鯉
Occurrence: native
Salinity: marine
Abundance: common (usually seen) | Ref: Tam, T.-W. and P.O. Ang Jr., 2009
Importance: | Ref:
Aquaculture: | Ref:
Regulations: | Ref:
Uses: no uses
Comments: Reported from Lobster Bay, Cape D'Aguilar (Ref. 33067). Also reported from Sharp Island, Hoi Ha Wan, Tung Ping Chau (Ref. 94637); and Yan Chau Tong (Ref. 129329). The species was observed on 11 to 100 occasions during 400 dive surveys on artificial reefs (Ref. 119494). Sold in live fish markets. Commonly consumed in Hong Kong (Ref. 125589). Also Ref. 119714, 125586, 128523.
National Checklist:
Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/hk.html
National Fisheries Authority:
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Ni, I.-H. and K.-Y. Kwok, 1999
National Database:

Common names from other countries

Classification / Names Common names | Synonyms | Catalog of Fishes(genus, species) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

Teleostei (teleosts) > Mulliformes (Goatfishes) > Mullidae (Goatfishes)
Etymology: Parupeneus: Latin, parum, parvum = small + Peneus, the name of a river.
  More on author: Shaw.

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology

Marine; brackish; reef-associated; depth range 10 - 30 m (Ref. 48636).   Tropical; 19°N - 23°S, 28°E - 150°W

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