Parupeneus trifasciatus, Doublebar goatfish : fisheries

Parupeneus trifasciatus (Lacepède, 1801)

Doublebar goatfish
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Teleostei (teleosts) > Mulliformes (Goatfishes) > Mullidae (Goatfishes)
Etymology: Parupeneus: Latin, parum, parvum = small + Peneus, the name of a river.
More on author: Lacepède.

Taxonomic Remarks
Included in the Parupeneus trifasciatus complex are: Parupeneus trifasciatus, Indian Ocean; Parupeneus crassilabris, from eastern Indian Ocean to western Pacific, east to Fiji, Tonga, and Caroline Islands; Parupeneus insularis, the more eastern islands of Oceania.

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

Marine; reef-associated; depth range 0 - 80 m (Ref. 1602). Tropical; 24°N - 33°S, 28°E - 112°E

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Indian Ocean: Oman and East Africa south to South Africa and east to Christmas Island and Java, Indonesia.

Size / Weight / Age

Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 35.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 30573); common length : 27.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 30573); max. published weight: 656.00 g (Ref. 125599)

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Dorsal spines (total): 8; Dorsal soft rays (total): 9; Anal spines: 1; Anal soft rays: 7.
Body shape (shape guide): fusiform / normal; Cross section: oval.

Biology     Glossary (e.g. epibenthic)

This occasionally schooling species inhabits lagoon and seaward reefs: juveniles on reef flats, adults tend to occur around rocky or coralline areas of high vertical relief. Feeds on crustaceans at daytime and on fishes and crab larvae at night. Also feeds on worms (Ref. 6113). Occurs in 3 color forms. The Indian Ocean form has 2 sharply defined wedge-shaped bars become narrower and sometimes end on the belly. The Indo-Australian form has 3 very distinct dark patches and rows of yellow spots on the sides. The Pacific Plate form has 2 wide bars that extend to the belly (Ref. 37816). Minimum depth reported taken from Ref. 128797.

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Main reference Upload your references | References | Coordinator : Randall, John E. | Collaborators

Randall, J.E. and R.F. Myers, 2002. Parupeneus insularis, a new central pacific species of goatfish (Perciformes:Mullidae) of the P. trifasciatus complex. Zool. Stud. 41(4):431-440. (Ref. 45589)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2 (Global))

  Least Concern (LC) ; Date assessed: 12 August 2019

CITES

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

  Harmless





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Fisheries: commercial
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Estimates based on models

Phylogenetic diversity index
(Ref. 82804) 		PD50 = 0.5000 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight a=0.00813 (0.00539 - 0.01225), b=3.18 (3.06 - 3.30), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this species & Genus-body shape (Ref. 93245).
Trophic level
(Ref. 69278) 		3.5   ±0.50 se; based on food items.
Resilience
(Ref. 120179) 		Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability
(Ref. 59153) 		Low to moderate vulnerability (33 of 100). 🛈
Price category
(Ref. 80766) 		Medium.
Nutrients
(Ref. 124155) 		Calcium = 33.2 [16.8, 74.0] mg/100g; Iron = 0.307 [0.155, 0.679] mg/100g; Protein = 17.9 [14.5, 20.9] %; Omega3 = 0.128 [0.073, 0.231] g/100g; Selenium = 56 [27, 128] μg/100g; VitaminA = 195 [39, 810] μg/100g; Zinc = 0.531 [0.319, 1.009] mg/100g (wet weight); based on nutrient studies.