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Parupeneus insularis

Ka‘uru

Pacific Twobar Goatfish

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General Information

COMMON NAMES: Pacific Twobar Goatfish, Pacific Doublebar Goatfish; French Lippu

TRADITIONAL NAMES: Ka‘uru (RR MK MT PL), Kauruuru < Kauru (AT), Au‘uru Puaka (AK), Kāhuluhulu (TS), Kāhuruhuru (TW), Kawulu-moana (PK); Other Polynesian - Atiatia Upoo Rahi (TAH), Kavetiveti (TUA), Matuau / Tuau (MQA)

GLOBAL DISTRIBUTION: NATIVE Samoa - Pitcairn; n. to Marshalls & Hawai‘i

COOK ISLANDS STATUS: Native; S.Group - common; N.Group - common; Marine, near-shore

SIGNIFICANCE LIST: Good eating.

KEY FEATURES: To 27cm SL.(RM91) [ 35cm - GBR] { 30cmEL}

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Cook Islands Distribution

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Southern Group: Present    Makatea:
RR 
MG
AT
MK
MT
AK
PL
TK
MN
P
^^P
^^P
^P
+++

Northern Group: Present
TN 
MH
RK
PK
NS
SW
P
P
+

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Scientific Taxonomy

Parupeneus insularis Randall & Meyers, 2002
SYNONYMS: Parupeneus bifasciatus [mis-ID]

TAXONOMY: ANIMALIA; CHORDATA; GNATHOSTOMATA (Jawed Vertebrates); PISCES; OSTEICHTHYES; Perciformes; Percoidei; Percoidea; MULLIDAE

Vouchers & References

Vouchers:
Mangaia: reef-pool -0m, CAS59051, -2m CAS59047/ CAS59044 (DSM58). Atiu: field-specimen, College collection, 10/2000, ID GMcC. Mauke: field specimen, College, cf. New Meyers 75/G, 3/2001, ID GMcC. Aitutaki: field-specimen, NBSAP School, 12/2000, ID GM. Palmerston: Photo22 (G&S85); Listed (Preston95). Manihiki: A676-2specimens, A685-1,A770-1 (B&M74). Pukapuka: Photo, blue morph, outer reef-slope ID N.Sims, confirmed Randall as Parupeneus bifasciatus (Sims88); fieldspecimen+photo, 2/2004, G.McCormack with ID as Parupeneus bifasciatus, then 12/2004 to Parupeneus insularis by M.Francis. Suwarrow: field ID N.Sims (Sims EIA99).

References:
None recorded.

Data Update History (information):
zTX, zB02, zM02, zupM06a, zD02

Web Resources

Citation Information

McCormack, Gerald (2007) Cook Islands Biodiversity Database, Version 2007.2. Cook Islands Natural Heritage Trust, Rarotonga. Online at http://cookislands.bishopmuseum.org. Copy citation to system clipboard
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