WoRMS taxon details
Parupeneus pleurostigma (Bennett, 1831)
218656 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:218656)
accepted
Species
Parupenaeus pleurostigma (Bennett, 1831) · unaccepted (misspelling)
Parupeneus brandesii (Bleeker, 1851) · unaccepted
Parupeneus pelurostigma (Bennett, 1831) · unaccepted (misspelling)
Pseudupeneus brandesii (Bleeker, 1851) · unaccepted
Pseudupeneus pleurostigma (Bennett, 1831) · unaccepted
Upeneus brandesii Bleeker, 1851 · unaccepted
Upeneus pleurostigma Bennett, 1831 · unaccepted
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
(of Upeneus pleurostigma 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]
Description This species is usually solitary, occurring in seagrass beds as well as over sand, rubble, or coral and rock bottoms of...
Description This species is usually solitary, occurring in seagrass beds as well as over sand, rubble, or coral and rock bottoms of shallow lagoons and seaward reefs to a depth of at least 46 m. Feeds on benthic animals like crabs, polychaetes and other worms during the day. [details]
Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2025). FishBase. Parupeneus pleurostigma (Bennett, 1831). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=218656 on 2025-03-23
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Upeneus brandesii Bleeker, 1851) Bleeker, P. (1851). Bijdrage tot de kennis der ichthyologische fauna van de Banda-eilanden. <em>Natuurkundig Tijdschrift voor Nederlandsch Indië.</em> v. 2 (no. 2): 225-261. [details]
original description (of Upeneus pleurostigma 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]
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]
original description (of Upeneus pleurostigma 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]
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
context source (HKRMS)
Hong Kong marine fish database. <em>AFCD.</em> , available online at https://www.hk-fish.net/en/fish/introduction/ [details]
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 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
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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 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






Unreviewed
Description This species is usually solitary, occurring in seagrass beds as well as over sand, rubble, or coral and rock bottoms of shallow lagoons and seaward reefs to a depth of at least 46 m. Feeds on benthic animals like crabs, polychaetes and other worms during the day. [details]Habitat Known from seamounts and knolls [details]
To Barcode of Life (64 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (15 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (20 publications) (from synonym Upeneus pleurostigma Bennett, 1831)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (5 publications) (from synonym Pseudupeneus pleurostigma (Bennett, 1831))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (6 publications) (from synonym Upeneus brandesii Bleeker, 1851)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL) (from synonym Upeneus pleurostigma Bennett, 1831)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL) (from synonym Pseudupeneus pleurostigma (Bennett, 1831))
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Parupeneus pleurostigma)
To FishBase (from synonym Pseudupeneus brandesii (Bleeker, 1851))
To FishBase (from synonym Pseudupeneus pleurostigma (Bennett, 1831))
To FishBase
To FishBase (from synonym Upeneus brandesii Bleeker, 1851)
To FishBase (from synonym Upeneus pleurostigma Bennett, 1831)
To FishBase (from synonym Parupeneus brandesii (Bleeker, 1851))
To FishBase (from synonym Parupeneus pelurostigma (Bennett, 1831))
To FishBase (from synonym Parupenaeus pleurostigma (Bennett, 1831))
To FishBase images (Parupeneus pleurostigma, Seychelles, by Randall, J.E.)
To Fishipedia
To FishSounds
To GenBank (26 nucleotides; 58 proteins) (from synonym Pseudupeneus pleurostigma (Bennett, 1831))
To GenBank (26 nucleotides; 58 proteins)
To GenBank (26 nucleotides; 58 proteins) (from synonym Upeneus pleurostigma Bennett, 1831)
To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Parupeneus pleurostigma USNM 409637 photograph lateral view)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Parupeneus pleurostigma USNM 424180 photograph lateral view)
To ITIS
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (15 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (20 publications) (from synonym Upeneus pleurostigma Bennett, 1831)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (5 publications) (from synonym Pseudupeneus pleurostigma (Bennett, 1831))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (6 publications) (from synonym Upeneus brandesii Bleeker, 1851)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL) (from synonym Upeneus pleurostigma Bennett, 1831)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL) (from synonym Pseudupeneus pleurostigma (Bennett, 1831))
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Parupeneus pleurostigma)
To FishBase (from synonym Pseudupeneus brandesii (Bleeker, 1851))
To FishBase (from synonym Pseudupeneus pleurostigma (Bennett, 1831))
To FishBase
To FishBase (from synonym Upeneus brandesii Bleeker, 1851)
To FishBase (from synonym Upeneus pleurostigma Bennett, 1831)
To FishBase (from synonym Parupeneus brandesii (Bleeker, 1851))
To FishBase (from synonym Parupeneus pelurostigma (Bennett, 1831))
To FishBase (from synonym Parupenaeus pleurostigma (Bennett, 1831))
To FishBase images (Parupeneus pleurostigma, Seychelles, by Randall, J.E.)
To Fishipedia
To FishSounds
To GenBank (26 nucleotides; 58 proteins) (from synonym Pseudupeneus pleurostigma (Bennett, 1831))
To GenBank (26 nucleotides; 58 proteins)
To GenBank (26 nucleotides; 58 proteins) (from synonym Upeneus pleurostigma Bennett, 1831)
To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Parupeneus pleurostigma USNM 409637 photograph lateral view)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Parupeneus pleurostigma USNM 424180 photograph lateral view)
To ITIS