Parupeneus porphyreus és una espècie de peix de la família dels múl·lids i de l'ordre dels perciformes.
Els mascles poden assolir els 51 cm de longitud total.[2]
Parupeneus porphyreus és una espècie de peix de la família dels múl·lids i de l'ordre dels perciformes.
Parupeneus porphyreus, also called whitesaddle goatfish or kūmū in Hawaiian, is endemic to Hawaii.[1] This species of goatfish used to be the most common goatfish in Hawaiʻi around 1960, but has declined in numbers since.[1]
Parupeneus porphyreus has pale streaks along the body. They can be grayish purple, greenish, or reddish in color and have a remarkable ability to change color in seconds. They have a small white spot, or saddle above the base of the tail and beard-like extrusions called barbels on the lower part of its head, resembling a goats beard.[2]
Kolokolopā or mākolokolopā is the tiny stage of the kūmū. ʻAhuluhulu is the name of a juvenile kūmū. Kūmū aʻe is the stage when young kūmū are in the process of transforming into an adult kūmū. Kūmū is the term for adults.[3]
As adults are crepuscular or nocturnal, but young feed during the day, so adults seek. They shelter in the holes of the reef during the day and forage over sand during the night to find food. In contrast, juveniles feed during the day.[4]
Parupeneus porphyreus are typically found in shallow waters. They are located around coral reef fishes in the main and Northwestern Hawaiian Islands. [5] They live in lagoons and seaward reefs, usually in small groups under ledges or near corals during the day.[6]
The kūmū was used as an offering to the gods when priests demanded red fish. It was an offering when a canoe was launched, used for hula ceremonies and other events when needed. In Hawaiian culture, kūmū means foundation, a source, purpose, tree, and teacher which is similar to the fish's name: kūmū. When someone wanted to learn from a kumu they would provide a kūmū fish with their request, if the student’s learning was complete the teacher would return the kūmū fish.[3][7]
Parupeneus porphyreus, also called whitesaddle goatfish or kūmū in Hawaiian, is endemic to Hawaii. This species of goatfish used to be the most common goatfish in Hawaiʻi around 1960, but has declined in numbers since.
Parupeneus porphyreus es una especie de peces de la familia Mullidae en el orden de los Perciformes.
• Los machos pueden llegar alcanzar los 51 cm de longitud total.[1]
Se encuentra en Hawái.
Parupeneus porphyreus es una especie de peces de la familia Mullidae en el orden de los Perciformes.
Parupeneus porphyreus Parupeneus generoko animalia da. Arrainen barruko Mullidae familian sailkatzen da.
Parupeneus porphyreus Parupeneus generoko animalia da. Arrainen barruko Mullidae familian sailkatzen da.
Parupeneus porphyreus est une espèce de poissons marins de l'ordre des Perciformes.
Parupeneus porphyreus (Jenkins, 1903) è un pesce appartenente alla famiglia Mullidae.
Questa specie è diffusa lungo le barriere coralline delle Isole Hawaii, in acque comprese tra i 1 e 140 m di profondità.
P. porphyreus presenta un corpo alto e robusto, compresso ai fianchi, con profilo ovaloide e fronte pronunciata. La bocca è grande e prominente, gli occhi piccoli, le pinne pettorali robuste. Possiede due barbigli e due pinne dorsali, la pinna caudale ampia e bilobata. La livrea, piuttosto variabile per ogni individuo, ha un colore di fondo rosso tendente a scurirsi, con una chiazza a forma di sella alla radice del peduncolo caudale e altre chiazze irregolari sul corpo. Gli occhi sono sottolineati da una linea bruna obliqua, orlata da altre due linee chiare sfumate. Le pinne sono rossastre chiazzate e orlate di bianco azzurro.
Raggiunge una lunghezza massima di 50 cm.
È un predatore notturno: di giorno staziona vicino al fondale, per muoversi soprattutto di notte quando caccia.
P. porphyreus ha dieta carnivora: si nutre di pesci, crostacei e piccoli invertebrati.
La deposizione delle uova è annuale con un picco massimo compreso tra dicembre e luglio.
Parupeneus porphyreus is een straalvinnige vissensoort uit de familie van zeebarbelen (Mullidae).[1] De wetenschappelijke naam van de soort is voor het eerst geldig gepubliceerd in 1903 door Jenkins.
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白帶副緋鯉為輻鰭魚綱鱸形目鱸亞目鬚鯛科的其中一種，分布於中東太平洋的夏威夷群島海域，棲息深度1-140公尺，體長可達51公分，生活在潟湖、礁石區，夜間活動，屬肉食性，以甲殼類為食。
