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Parupeneus heptacanthus, commonly known as cinnabar goatfish, and sold in UK as "Red Mullet", is a marine fish native to the western Pacific and Indian Oceans.[2]

Parupeneus heptacanthus
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Perciformes
Family:	Mullidae
Genus:	Parupeneus
Species:	P. heptacanthus
Binomial name
Parupeneus heptacanthus (Lacepède, 1802)
Synonyms[2]
Sciaena heptacantha Lacepède, 1802 Pseudupeneus heptacanthus (Lacepède, 1802) Upeneus heptacanthus (Lacepède, 1802) Upeneus cinnabarinus Cuvier, 1829 Parupeneus cinnabarinus (Cuvier, 1829) Upeneus pleurospilos Bleeker, 1853 Parupeneus pleurospilos (Bleeker, 1853) Pseudupeneus pleurospilos (Bleeker, 1853) Pseudupeneus xanthopurpureusFourmanoir, 1957

Parasites

As in other fish, the cinnabar goatfish has many parasites, including the physalopterid nematode Rasheedia heptacanthi, a parasite of its digestive system.

References

External links

• Photos of Parupeneus heptacanthus on Sealife Collection

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