Parupeneus forsskali Red Sea Goatfish

Parupeneus forsskali is commonly referred to as Red Sea Goatfish. Difficulty in the aquarium: moyen. A aquarium size of at least 2500 Liter is recommended. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

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lexID:

1165 

AphiaID:

218669 

Scientific:

Parupeneus forsskali 

German:

Rotmeer-Barbe, Forsskals Meerbarbe 

English:

Red Sea Goatfish 

Category:

Mullets 

Family tree:

Animalia (Kingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Actinopterygii (Class) > Perciformes (Order) > Mullidae (Family) > Parupeneus (Genus) > forsskali (Species) 

Initial determination:

(Fourmanoir & Guézé, ), 1976 

Occurrence:

Suez-Kanal, Sudan, Eritrea, Djibouti, Egypt, Gulf of Aden, Indian Ocean, Israel, Jordan, Lessepsian migrant, Red Sea, Saudi Arabia, Socotra Arch, Somalia, the Mediterranean Sea, Yemen 

Marine Zone:

Subtidal, sublittoral, infralittoral, deep zone of the oceans from the lower limit of the intertidal zone (intertidal) to the shelf edge at about 200 m water depth. neritic. 

Sea depth:

1 - 45 Meter 

Habitats:

Brackish water, Coral reefs, Demersal (bottom-dwelling fish), Estuaries (river mouths), Marine / Salt Water, Reef-associated, Sandy sea floors, Seagrass meadows, Eelgrass Meadows 

Size:

9.84" - 11.02" (25cm - 28cm) 

Weight:

275 g 

Temperature:

71.6 °F - 82.4 °F (22°C - 28°C) 

Food:

Brine Shrimps, Frozen Food (large sort), Invertebrates, Living Food, Mysis, Worms, Zoobenthos, Zooplankton 

Tank:

549.95 gal (~ 2500L)  

Difficulty:

moyen 

Offspring:

Not available as offspring 

Toxicity:

Toxic hazard unknown 

CITES:

Not evaluated 

Red List:

Least concern (LC)  

Related species at
Catalog of Life:

• Parupeneus angulatus
• 
  Parupeneus barberinoides
  Zweifarben-Meerbarbe
• 
  Parupeneus barberinus
  Strichpunkt-Meerbarbe
• 
  Parupeneus biaculeatus
  Meerbarbe
• 
  Parupeneus chrysonemus
  Meerbarbe
• 
  Parupeneus chrysopleuron
  Gelbgestreifte Meerbarbe
• 
  Parupeneus ciliatus
  Meerbarbe
• 
  Parupeneus crassilabris
  Weißstreifen-Meerbarbe
• 
  Parupeneus cyclostomus
  Gelbsattel-Meerbarbe - Goldsattel-Meerbarbe
• 
  Parupeneus diagonalis
  Meerbarbe
• 
  Parupeneus forsskali
  Rotmeer-Barbe, Forsskals Meerbarbe
• 
  Parupeneus fraserorum
  Meerbarbe
• Parupeneus heptacanthus
• 
  Parupeneus indicus
  Indische Barbe
• 
  Parupeneus insularis
  Meerbarbe
• Parupeneus jansenii
• Parupeneus louise
• 
  Parupeneus macronemus
  Langbartel-Meerbarbe
• 
  Parupeneus margaritatus
  Meerbarbe
• Parupeneus minys
• Parupeneus moffitti
• 
  Parupeneus multifasciatus
  Vielstreifen-Meerbarbe
• Parupeneus nansen
• Parupeneus orientalis
• 
  Parupeneus pleurostigma
  Meerbarbe
• Parupeneus porphyreus
• Parupeneus posteli
• Parupeneus procerigena
• Parupeneus rubescens
• Parupeneus seychellensis
• 
  Parupeneus spilurus
  Japanische Meerbarbe
• 
  Parupeneus trifasciatus
  Doppelstreifen Meerbarbe
• Alle anzeigen

 

More related species
in this lexicon:

• 
  Parupeneus heptacantha
  Rottupfen-Meerbarbe

 

Author:

Meerwasser-Lexikon Team

Publisher:

Meerwasser-Lexikon.de

Created:

2004-11-20 19:08:48 

Last edit:

2026-09-20 12:27:56 

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