Yellowspot Goatfish, Parupeneus indicus (Shaw 1803)
Other Names: Indian Goatfish, Indian Goat-fish, Yellow-spot Goatfish
A Yellowspot Goatfish, Parupeneus indicus, at the Cobia Hole, Lizard Island, Great Barrier Reef, Queensland. Source: Lyle Vail / Lizard Island Field Guide, http://lifg.australianmuseum.net.au/. License: CC by Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike
Summary:
A pale goatfish with an elongate bright yellow patch on the upper side, a large black spot on the caudal peduncle centred just above the lateral line, and a dusky to dark stripe from the snout, through the eye to the beginning of the lateral line.
Cite this page as:
Bray, D.J. 2016, Parupeneus indicus in Fishes of Australia, accessed 04 Oct 2024, https://fishesofaustralia.net.au/home/species/591
Yellowspot Goatfish, Parupeneus indicus (Shaw 1803)
More Info
|
Distribution |
North of Carnarvon, Western Australia, to Moreton Bay, Queensland; also Ashmore Reef, Timor Sea, and Lord Howe Island, Tasman Sea. Elsewhere the species occurs in the Indo-west-central Pacific from East Africa to the Caroline Islands. Inhabits sandy and silty areas, often amongst seagrass and macroalgae in depths to at least 30 m. |
|
Colour |
Greenish brown to reddish brown above with dark scale edges, becoming pale pink to whitish below, with a roundish black spot on the caudal peduncle centred just above the lateral line; a large, horizontally elongate yellow spot (sometimes partly white) on the lateral line below the space between the two dorsal fins; white barbels; irregular pale blue lines extending anteroventrally and dorsoposteriorly from eye; second dorsal and anal fins with irregular oblique pale blue lines; caudal fin yellowish grey with faint blue lines paralleling the rays; peritoneum dark brown. |
|
Species Citation |
Mullus indicus Shaw 1803, General Zoology or systematic natural history. London 4(2): 614. Type locality: Vizagapatam, Indian Seas. |
|
Author |
Bray, D.J. 2016 |
Yellowspot Goatfish, Parupeneus indicus (Shaw 1803)
References
Allen, G.R. 1993. Fishes of Ashmore Reef and Cartier Island. Records of the Western Australian Museum, Supplement 44: 67-91
Allen, G.R. 1997. Marine Fishes of Tropical Australia and South-east Asia. Perth : Western Australian Museum 292 pp. 106 pls.
Allen, G.R. & Erdmann, M.V. 2012. Reef fishes of the East Indies. Perth : Tropical Reef Research 3 vols, 1260 pp.
Allen, G.R. & Swainston, R. 1988. The Marine Fishes of North-Western Australia. A field guide for anglers and divers. Perth, WA : Western Australian Museum vi 201 pp., 70 pls.
Blaber, S.J.M., Young, J.W. & Dunning, M.C. 1985. Community structure and zoogeographic affinities of the coastal fishes of the Dampier region of north-western Australia. Australian Journal of Marine and Freshwater Research 36: 247-266.
Cuvier, G.L. in Cuvier, G.L. & Valenciennes, A. 1829. Histoire Naturelle des Poissons. Paris : Levrault Vol. 3 500 pp., pls 41-71. (as Upeneus malabaricus)
Gloerfelt-Tarp, T. & Kailola, P.J. 1984. Trawled Fishes of Southern Indonesia and Northwest Australia. Jakarta : Dir. Gen. Fish. (Indonesia), German Tech. Coop., Aust. Dev. Ass. Bur. 406 pp.
Hutchins, B. 2004. Fishes of the Dampier Archipelago, Western Australia. Records of the Western Australian Museum, Supplement 66: 343–398
Hutchins, J.B. 1994. A survey of the nearshore reef fish fauna of Western Australia's west and south coasts — The Leeuwin Province. Records of the Western Australian Museum, Supplement 46: 1-66 figs 1-6
Johnson, J.W. 2010. Fishes of the Moreton Bay Marine Park and adjacent continental shelf waters, Queensland, Australia. pp. 299-353 in Davie, P.J.F. & Phillips, J.A. Proceedings of the Thirteenth International Marine Biological Workshop, The Marine Fauna and Flora of Moreton Bay. Memoirs of the Queensland Museum 54(3)
Kühlmorgen-Hille, G. 1974. Family Mullidae. 33 pp. 76 figs in Fischer, W. & Whitehead, P.J.P. (eds) FAO Species Identification Sheets for Fishing Purposes. Eastern Indian Ocean and Western Central Pacific. Fishing areas 57 and 71. Rome : FAO Vol. 3.
Kuiter, R.H. 1992. Tropical Reef-Fishes of the Western Pacific, Indonesia and Adjacent Waters. Jakarta : PT Gramedia Pustaka Utama 314 pp. pls.
Kuiter, R.H. 1996. Guide to Sea Fishes of Australia. A comprehensive reference for divers and fishermen. Sydney, NSW, Australia : New Holland Publishers xvii, 434 pp.
Larson, H.K., Williams, R.S. & Hammer, M.P. 2013. An annotated checklist of the fishes of the Northern Territory, Australia. Zootaxa 3696(1): 1-293
Marshall, T.C. 1964. Fishes of the Great Barrier Reef and Coastal Waters of Queensland. Sydney : Angus & Robertson 566 pp. 136 pls.
Randall, J.E. 2001. Mullidae. pp. 3175-3200 in Carpenter, K.E. & Niem, V.H. (eds) The Living Marine Resources of the Western Central Pacific. FAO Species Identification Guide for Fisheries Purposes. Rome : FAO Vol. 5 2791-3379 pp.
Randall, J.E. 2004. Revision of the goatfish genus Parupeneus (Perciformes: Mullidae), with descriptions of two new species. Indo-Pacific Fishes 36: 1-64 pls 1-16
Randall, J.E., Allen, G.R. & Steene, R. 1990. Fishes of the Great Barrier Reef and Coral Sea. Bathurst : Crawford House Press 507 pp. figs.
Randall, J.E., Allen, G.R. & Steene, R. 1997. Fishes of the Great Barrier Reef and Coral Sea. Bathurst : Crawford House Press 557 pp. figs.
Russell, B.C. 1983. Annotated checklist of the coral reef fishes in the Capricorn-Bunker group, Great Barrier Reef, Australia. Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority. Special Publication Series 1: 1-184 figs 1-2
Sainsbury, K.J., Kailola, P.J. & Leyland, G.G. 1984. Continental Shelf Fishes of Northern and North-Western Australia. Canberra : Fisheries Information Service 375 pp. figs & pls.
Shaw, G. 1803. General Zoology or systematic natural history. London Vol. 4 Part 2 Fishes. pp. 187–632 pls 26–92.
Yearsley, G.K., Last, P.R. & Ward, R.D. (eds) 1999. Australian Seafood Handbook. Hobart : CSIRO Marine Research 460 pp.
