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Parupeneus indicus (Shaw, 1803)

Indian goatfish
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South Africa country information

Common names: Indian goatfish, Indiese bokvis
Occurrence: native
Salinity: marine
Abundance: | Ref:
Importance: subsistence fisheries | Ref: van der Elst, R., 1993
Aquaculture: | Ref:
Regulations: no regulations | Ref: van der Elst, R., 1993
Uses: gamefish: yes;
Comments: Ranges from the east coast to Port Alfred (Ref. 5405). Angling record: 1.5 kg (Ref. 12484). Also Ref. 3470.
National Checklist:
Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/sf.html
National Fisheries Authority:
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Ben-Tuvia, A., 1986
National Database:

Common names from other countries

Rouget-barbet indien, Salmonete índico, Yellowspot goatfish, ... more

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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