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Nansen goatfish

Parupeneus nansen Randall & Heemstra, 2009

Status not recordedbony fish

The nansen goatfish (Parupeneus nansen) is a species in the family Mullidae, order Mulliformes.

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Quick facts about the nansen goatfish

Weight
Not recorded
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
Not recorded
Young per litter or clutch
Not recorded
Conservation status
Not recorded
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the nansen goatfish live?

Not recorded

Is the nansen goatfish endangered?

No conservation assessment is recorded for this species in our sources. That is not the same as being safe: it has not been matched to an assessment.

How is the nansen goatfish classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classTeleostei
  4. orderMulliformes
  5. familyMullidae
  6. genusParupeneus
  7. SpeciesParupeneus nansen Randall & Heemstra, 2009
Other names and names in other languages (1)
  • parmice skvrnoocasáCzech

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the nansen goatfish

Other species in the same genus Parupeneus.

Goatfish

Parupeneus cyclostomus

MullidaeNo free photo yet

Goatfish

Parupeneus barberinus

MullidaeNo free photo yet

Moano

Parupeneus multifasciatus

MullidaeNo free photo yet

Goatfish

Parupeneus barberinoides

MullidaeNo free photo yet

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Common questions

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What kind of animal is the nansen goatfish?

The nansen goatfish (Parupeneus nansen) belongs to the family Mullidae in the order Mulliformes.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Nansen goatfish (Parupeneus nansen). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/nansen-goatfish

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“Nansen goatfish (Parupeneus nansen).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/nansen-goatfish.

BibTeX
@misc{nansen_goatfish_2026,
  title = {Nansen goatfish (Parupeneus nansen)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/nansen-goatfish},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}