WoRMS taxon details
Parupeneus cyclostomus (Lacepède, 1801)
218665 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:218665)
accepted
Species
Mullus chryserydros Lacepède, 1801 · unaccepted
Mullus cyclostomus Lacepède, 1801 · unaccepted
Mullus microps Bliss, 1883 · unaccepted
Mullus radiatus Shaw, 1803 · unaccepted
Parapeneus luteus (Valenciennes, 1831) · unaccepted (misspelling)
Parupenaeus cyclostomus (Lacepède, 1801) · unaccepted (misspelling)
Parupeneus chryserydros (Lacepède, 1801) · unaccepted
Parupeneus luteus (Valenciennes, 1831) · unaccepted
Parupeneus lutues (Valenciennes, 1831) · unaccepted (misspelling)
Parupeneus xanthospilurus Bleeker, 1875 · unaccepted
Psedupeneus cyclostomus (Lacepède, 1801) · unaccepted (misspelling)
Pseudupeneus aurantiacus Seale, 1906 · unaccepted
Pseudupeneus chryseredros (Lacepède, 1801) · unaccepted (misspelling)
Pseudupeneus chryserydros (Lacepède, 1801) · unaccepted (junior synonym)
Pseudupeneus cyclostomus (Lacepède, 1801) · unaccepted
Upeneus chryserythrus Günther, 1873 · unaccepted
Upeneus immaculatus Bennett, 1831 · unaccepted
Upeneus luteus Valenciennes, 1831 · unaccepted
Upeneus oxycephalus Bleeker, 1856 · unaccepted
Upeneus saffordi Seale, 1901 · unaccepted
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
(of Mullus cyclostomus Lacepède, 1801) Lacepède, B.G.E. (1801). Histoire naturelle des poissons. 3: i-lxvi + 1-558, Pls. 1-34.
page(s): 383, 404, Pl. 14 (fig. 3) [details]
page(s): 383, 404, Pl. 14 (fig. 3) [details]
Description Occurs in clear-water habitats from reef flats and lagoons to a depth of at least 92 m on seaward reefs. Prefers coral and...
Description Occurs in clear-water habitats from reef flats and lagoons to a depth of at least 92 m on seaward reefs. Prefers coral and rocky or rubbly bottoms. Juveniles form schools while large ones are usually solitary. Feeds primarily on small fishes, crustaceans, peanut worms, shrimps, crabs, octopuses, and small gastropods during the day (Ref. 3921). [details]
Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2025). FishBase. Parupeneus cyclostomus (Lacepède, 1801). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=218665 on 2025-06-26
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Mullus chryserydros Lacepède, 1801) Lacepède, B.G.E. (1801). Histoire naturelle des poissons. 3: i-lxvi + 1-558, Pls. 1-34.
page(s): 384, 406 [details]
original description (of Upeneus luteus Valenciennes, 1831) Cuvier, G.; Valenciennes, A. (1831). Histoire naturelle des poissons. Tome septième. Livre septième. Des Squamipennes. Livre huitième. Des poissons à pharyngiens labyrinthiformes. <em>F. G. Levrault, Paris.</em> v. 7: i-xxix + 1-531, Pls. 170-208. [Cuvier authored pp. 1-440, Valenciennes 441-531. i-xxii + 1-399 in Strasbourg edition.]. [details]
original description (of Mullus cyclostomus Lacepède, 1801) Lacepède, B.G.E. (1801). Histoire naturelle des poissons. 3: i-lxvi + 1-558, Pls. 1-34.
page(s): 383, 404, Pl. 14 (fig. 3) [details]
original description (of Mullus microps Bliss, 1883) Bliss, R. (1883). Descriptions of new species of Mauritian fishes. <em>Transactions of the Royal Society of Arts and Sciences of Mauritius (N. S.).</em> v. 13: 45-63.
page(s): 49 [details]
original description (of Mullus radiatus Shaw, 1803) Shaw, G. (1803). General zoology or systematic natural history . <em>Pisces. G. Kearsley, London, 1800-1826.</em> vol. 4 (1803) and vol. 5 (1804). [Series is 14 vols., 1800-1826.]. v. 4: (pt. 1) i-v + 1-186, Pls. 1-25; (pt 2), i-xiii + 187-632, Pls. 26-92.
page(s): 618 [details]
original description (of Pseudupeneus aurantiacus Seale, 1906) Seale, A. (1906). Fishes of the South Pacific. <em>Occasional Papers of the Bernice P. Bishop Museum.</em> 4(1): 1-89, pl. 1., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/7122973 [details]
original description (of Upeneus immaculatus Bennett, 1831) Bennett, E. T. (1831). A portion of a large collection of fishes from the Mauritius, presented to the Society of Mr. Telfair, ... Four of these fishes appear to have been previously undescribed . <em>Proceedings of the Committee of Science and Correspondence of the Zoological Society of London.</em> 1830-31 (pt 1): 59-60. [details]
original description (of Upeneus oxycephalus Bleeker, 1856) Bleeker, P. (1856). Beschrijvingen van nieuwe of weinig bekende vischsoorten van Manado en Makassar, grootendeels verzameld op eene reis naar den Molukschen Archipel in het gevolg van den Gouverneur Generaal Duymaer van Twist. <em>Acta Societatis Regiae Scientiarum Indo-Neêrlandicae.</em> v. 1 (6): 1-80. [details]
original description (of Upeneus saffordi Seale, 1901) Seale, A. (1901). Report of a mission to Guam. Part II. Fishes. <em>Occasional papers of Bernice P. Bishop Museum.</em> 1: 61-128., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/7122392 [details]
original description (of Parupeneus xanthospilurus Bleeker, 1875) Bleeker, P. (1875). Révision des espèces insulindiennes de la famille des Mulloïdes. <em>Verhandelingen der Koninklijke Akademie van Wetenschappen (Amsterdam).</em> v. 15 (art. 3): 1-40.
page(s): 37 [details]
basis of record Smith, J. L. B.; Smith, M. M. (1963). The fishes of Seychelles. 1st edition. <em>Department of Ichthyology, Rhodes University, Grahamstown.</em> i-viii + 1-215, Pls. 1-98. [details]
page(s): 384, 406 [details]
original description (of Upeneus luteus Valenciennes, 1831) Cuvier, G.; Valenciennes, A. (1831). Histoire naturelle des poissons. Tome septième. Livre septième. Des Squamipennes. Livre huitième. Des poissons à pharyngiens labyrinthiformes. <em>F. G. Levrault, Paris.</em> v. 7: i-xxix + 1-531, Pls. 170-208. [Cuvier authored pp. 1-440, Valenciennes 441-531. i-xxii + 1-399 in Strasbourg edition.]. [details]
original description (of Mullus cyclostomus Lacepède, 1801) Lacepède, B.G.E. (1801). Histoire naturelle des poissons. 3: i-lxvi + 1-558, Pls. 1-34.
page(s): 383, 404, Pl. 14 (fig. 3) [details]
original description (of Mullus microps Bliss, 1883) Bliss, R. (1883). Descriptions of new species of Mauritian fishes. <em>Transactions of the Royal Society of Arts and Sciences of Mauritius (N. S.).</em> v. 13: 45-63.
page(s): 49 [details]
original description (of Mullus radiatus Shaw, 1803) Shaw, G. (1803). General zoology or systematic natural history . <em>Pisces. G. Kearsley, London, 1800-1826.</em> vol. 4 (1803) and vol. 5 (1804). [Series is 14 vols., 1800-1826.]. v. 4: (pt. 1) i-v + 1-186, Pls. 1-25; (pt 2), i-xiii + 187-632, Pls. 26-92.
page(s): 618 [details]
original description (of Pseudupeneus aurantiacus Seale, 1906) Seale, A. (1906). Fishes of the South Pacific. <em>Occasional Papers of the Bernice P. Bishop Museum.</em> 4(1): 1-89, pl. 1., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/7122973 [details]
original description (of Upeneus immaculatus Bennett, 1831) Bennett, E. T. (1831). A portion of a large collection of fishes from the Mauritius, presented to the Society of Mr. Telfair, ... Four of these fishes appear to have been previously undescribed . <em>Proceedings of the Committee of Science and Correspondence of the Zoological Society of London.</em> 1830-31 (pt 1): 59-60. [details]
original description (of Upeneus oxycephalus Bleeker, 1856) Bleeker, P. (1856). Beschrijvingen van nieuwe of weinig bekende vischsoorten van Manado en Makassar, grootendeels verzameld op eene reis naar den Molukschen Archipel in het gevolg van den Gouverneur Generaal Duymaer van Twist. <em>Acta Societatis Regiae Scientiarum Indo-Neêrlandicae.</em> v. 1 (6): 1-80. [details]
original description (of Upeneus saffordi Seale, 1901) Seale, A. (1901). Report of a mission to Guam. Part II. Fishes. <em>Occasional papers of Bernice P. Bishop Museum.</em> 1: 61-128., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/7122392 [details]
original description (of Parupeneus xanthospilurus Bleeker, 1875) Bleeker, P. (1875). Révision des espèces insulindiennes de la famille des Mulloïdes. <em>Verhandelingen der Koninklijke Akademie van Wetenschappen (Amsterdam).</em> v. 15 (art. 3): 1-40.
page(s): 37 [details]
basis of record Smith, J. L. B.; Smith, M. M. (1963). The fishes of Seychelles. 1st edition. <em>Department of Ichthyology, Rhodes University, Grahamstown.</em> i-viii + 1-215, Pls. 1-98. [details]
Ecology
ecology source
Looby, A.; Erbe, C.; Bravo, S.; Cox, K.; Davies, H. L.; Di Iorio, L.; Jézéquel, Y.; Juanes, F.; Martin, C. W.; Mooney, T. A.; Radford, C.; Reynolds, L. K.; Rice, A. N.; Riera, A.; Rountree, R.; Spriel, B.; Stanley, J.; Vela, S.; Parsons, M. J. G. (2023). Global inventory of species categorized by known underwater sonifery. <em>Scientific Data.</em> 10(1). (look up in IMIS), available online at https://doi.org/10.1038/s41597-023-02745-4 [details] 
Other
additional source
Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2025). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (06/2024)., available online at https://www.fishbase.org [details]
additional source Randall, J. E. (1992). Red Sea Reef Fishes. <em>Immel Publishing.</em> [details]
additional source Liu, J.Y. [Ruiyu] (ed.). (2008). Checklist of marine biota of China seas. <em>China Science Press.</em> 1267 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors
[request]
additional source Randall, J. E. (1992). Red Sea Reef Fishes. <em>Immel Publishing.</em> [details]
additional source Liu, J.Y. [Ruiyu] (ed.). (2008). Checklist of marine biota of China seas. <em>China Science Press.</em> 1267 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors
[request]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Unreviewed
Description Occurs in clear-water habitats from reef flats and lagoons to a depth of at least 92 m on seaward reefs. Prefers coral and rocky or rubbly bottoms. Juveniles form schools while large ones are usually solitary. Feeds primarily on small fishes, crustaceans, peanut worms, shrimps, crabs, octopuses, and small gastropods during the day (Ref. 3921). [details]
To Barcode of Life (48 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (11 publications) (from synonym Mullus cyclostomus Lacepède, 1801)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (12 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (14 publications) (from synonym Parupeneus luteus (Valenciennes, 1831))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (17 publications) (from synonym Upeneus oxycephalus Bleeker, 1856)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (25 publications) (from synonym Upeneus luteus Valenciennes, 1831)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (3 publications) (from synonym Pseudupeneus aurantiacus Seale, 1906)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (3 publications) (from synonym Upeneus chryserythrus Günther, 1873)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (4 publications) (from synonym Parupeneus xanthospilurus Bleeker, 1875)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (44 publications) (from synonym Mullus radiatus Shaw, 1803)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (5 publications) (from synonym Pseudupeneus cyclostomus (Lacepède, 1801))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (6 publications) (from synonym Parupeneus chryserydros (Lacepède, 1801))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (7 publications) (from synonym Upeneus immaculatus Bennett, 1831)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (8 publications) (from synonym Upeneus saffordi Seale, 1901)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (8 publications) (from synonym Mullus chryserydros Lacepède, 1801)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL) (from synonym Pseudupeneus cyclostomus (Lacepède, 1801))
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL) (from synonym Mullus cyclostomus Lacepède, 1801)
To Digital Atlas Of Marine Species & Locations, DAMSL (Goldsaddle Goatfish)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Parupeneus cyclostomus)
To FishBase (from synonym Pseudupeneus chryseredros (Lacepède, 1801))
To FishBase (from synonym Pseudupeneus cyclostomus (Lacepède, 1801))
To FishBase (from synonym Mullus chryserydros Lacepède, 1801)
To FishBase
To FishBase (from synonym Mullus cyclostomus Lacepède, 1801)
To FishBase (from synonym Parupeneus chryserydros (Lacepède, 1801))
To FishBase (from synonym Upeneus luteus Valenciennes, 1831)
To FishBase (from synonym Pseudupeneus aurantiacus Seale, 1906)
To FishBase (from synonym Mullus microps Bliss, 1883)
To FishBase (from synonym Mullus radiatus Shaw, 1803)
To FishBase (from synonym Upeneus immaculatus Bennett, 1831)
To FishBase (from synonym Upeneus chryserythrus Günther, 1873)
To FishBase (from synonym Parupeneus luteus (Valenciennes, 1831))
To FishBase (from synonym Parupeneus xanthospilurus Bleeker, 1875)
To FishBase (from synonym Upeneus oxycephalus Bleeker, 1856)
To FishBase (from synonym Upeneus saffordi Seale, 1901)
To FishBase (from synonym Parupenaeus cyclostomus (Lacepède, 1801))
To FishBase (from synonym Psedupeneus cyclostomus (Lacepède, 1801))
To FishBase (from synonym Parapeneus luteus (Valenciennes, 1831))
To FishBase (from synonym Parupeneus lutues (Valenciennes, 1831))
To FishBase images (Parupeneus cyclostomus, by Randall, J.E.)
To Fishipedia
To GenBank (35 nucleotides; 66 proteins)
To GenBank (35 nucleotides; 66 proteins) (from synonym Pseudupeneus cyclostomus (Lacepède, 1801))
To GenBank (35 nucleotides; 66 proteins) (from synonym Mullus cyclostomus Lacepède, 1801)
To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Parupeneus cyclostomus USNM 409636 photograph lateral view)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Parupeneus cyclostomus USNM 423469 photograph lateral view)
To ITIS
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (11 publications) (from synonym Mullus cyclostomus Lacepède, 1801)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (12 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (14 publications) (from synonym Parupeneus luteus (Valenciennes, 1831))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (17 publications) (from synonym Upeneus oxycephalus Bleeker, 1856)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (25 publications) (from synonym Upeneus luteus Valenciennes, 1831)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (3 publications) (from synonym Pseudupeneus aurantiacus Seale, 1906)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (3 publications) (from synonym Upeneus chryserythrus Günther, 1873)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (4 publications) (from synonym Parupeneus xanthospilurus Bleeker, 1875)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (44 publications) (from synonym Mullus radiatus Shaw, 1803)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (5 publications) (from synonym Pseudupeneus cyclostomus (Lacepède, 1801))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (6 publications) (from synonym Parupeneus chryserydros (Lacepède, 1801))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (7 publications) (from synonym Upeneus immaculatus Bennett, 1831)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (8 publications) (from synonym Upeneus saffordi Seale, 1901)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (8 publications) (from synonym Mullus chryserydros Lacepède, 1801)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL) (from synonym Pseudupeneus cyclostomus (Lacepède, 1801))
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL) (from synonym Mullus cyclostomus Lacepède, 1801)
To Digital Atlas Of Marine Species & Locations, DAMSL (Goldsaddle Goatfish)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Parupeneus cyclostomus)
To FishBase (from synonym Pseudupeneus chryseredros (Lacepède, 1801))
To FishBase (from synonym Pseudupeneus cyclostomus (Lacepède, 1801))
To FishBase (from synonym Mullus chryserydros Lacepède, 1801)
To FishBase
To FishBase (from synonym Mullus cyclostomus Lacepède, 1801)
To FishBase (from synonym Parupeneus chryserydros (Lacepède, 1801))
To FishBase (from synonym Upeneus luteus Valenciennes, 1831)
To FishBase (from synonym Pseudupeneus aurantiacus Seale, 1906)
To FishBase (from synonym Mullus microps Bliss, 1883)
To FishBase (from synonym Mullus radiatus Shaw, 1803)
To FishBase (from synonym Upeneus immaculatus Bennett, 1831)
To FishBase (from synonym Upeneus chryserythrus Günther, 1873)
To FishBase (from synonym Parupeneus luteus (Valenciennes, 1831))
To FishBase (from synonym Parupeneus xanthospilurus Bleeker, 1875)
To FishBase (from synonym Upeneus oxycephalus Bleeker, 1856)
To FishBase (from synonym Upeneus saffordi Seale, 1901)
To FishBase (from synonym Parupenaeus cyclostomus (Lacepède, 1801))
To FishBase (from synonym Psedupeneus cyclostomus (Lacepède, 1801))
To FishBase (from synonym Parapeneus luteus (Valenciennes, 1831))
To FishBase (from synonym Parupeneus lutues (Valenciennes, 1831))
To FishBase images (Parupeneus cyclostomus, by Randall, J.E.)
To Fishipedia
To GenBank (35 nucleotides; 66 proteins)
To GenBank (35 nucleotides; 66 proteins) (from synonym Pseudupeneus cyclostomus (Lacepède, 1801))
To GenBank (35 nucleotides; 66 proteins) (from synonym Mullus cyclostomus Lacepède, 1801)
To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Parupeneus cyclostomus USNM 409636 photograph lateral view)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Parupeneus cyclostomus USNM 423469 photograph lateral view)
To ITIS
