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Parupeneus cyclostomus (Lacepède, 1801)

Gold-saddle goatfish
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Philippines country information

Common names: Agingoy, Amarilis, Balaki
Occurrence: native
Salinity: marine
Abundance: | Ref:
Importance: commercial | Ref:
Aquaculture: | Ref:
Regulations: | Ref:
Uses: live export: yes;
Comments: Known from Puerto Princesa, Palawan (Ref. 58652), Nasugbu (Ref. 107853), Lanuza Bay (Ref. 104756) and Sarangani Bay (Ref. 106380). Museum: Western Calatagan, Batangas, UPZM 5379 (Ref. 6956). Also Ref. 393, 48613, 54393, 121724. In range Ref. 1602.
National Checklist:
Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/rp.html
National Fisheries Authority:
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: De la Paz, R.M., N. Aragones and D. Agulto, 1988
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: Lacepède.

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

Marine; reef-associated; non-migratory; depth range 0 - 125 m (Ref. 90102).   Tropical; 30°N - 35°S, 35°E - 124°W (Ref. 54393)

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