Ho Ca phen (danh phap khoa hoc: Mullidae) la cac loai ca bien dang ca vuoc sinh song o vung nhiet đoi. Nguyen đuoc xep trong bo Perciformes nhung gan đay đuoc chuyen sang bo Syngnathiformes.
Hiem khi bat gap o vung nuoc lo, cac loai ca phen noi chung gan lien voi cac bai đa ngam trong Đai Tay Duong, An Đo Duong va Thai Binh Duong. Đoi khi nguoi ta con goi chung la ca đoi đo; nhung chung khong phai la ca thuoc ho Mugilidae (ca đoi xam), mac du ten goi ca đoi đo hay đuoc dung cho cac loai ca phen cua chi Mullus sinh song trong khu vuc Đia Trung Hai. Trong ho nay co khoang 6 chi va 55-70 loai.
Nhieu loai ca phen co mau sac de thay; tuy nhien chung khong pho bien trong cac be nuoi ca canh. Thay vi the, chung la cac loai ca thuc pham co gia tri tai nhieu quoc gia. Loai ca phen to lon nhat, ca phen hong (Parupeneus barberinus) co the dai toi 55 cm; nhung phan lon cac loai khac co kich thuoc dai khong qua mot nua kich thuoc nay. Co the chung thuon dai voi cac vay đuoi xe thuy va cac vay lung tach roi nhau.
Co le ca phen khong đuoc nhung nguoi nuoi ca canh ua chuong la do thoi quen kiem an cua chung: Ca phen la ca song o tang đay, chung su dung mot cap rau dai tho ra tu cam cua chung đe luc loi trong cac tram tich tang đay đe kiem thuc an. Tuong tu nhu nhung con de, chung tim kiem bat cu thu gi an đuoc; tu giun, đong vat giap xac, đong vat than mem toi nhung đong vat khong xuong song nho khac đeu co the la thuc an cho chung.
Vao thoi gian ban ngay, nhieu loai ca phen se tao thanh cac bay lon khong hoat đong (khong kiem an): cac bay đan nay co the chua ca ca cung loai lan ca khac loai. Vi du, ca phen vay vang (Mulloidichthys vanicolensis) o Hong Hai va Hawaii thuong đuoc quan sat thay boi chung voi ca hong bon soc (Lutjanus kasmira). Trong nhung nhom đong hanh nhu vay, ca phen vay vang thay đoi mau sac cua chung đe phu hop voi mau cua ca hong.
Vao thoi gian ban đem, cac bay ca phan tan va moi con ca phen se boi theo huong rieng cua no đe boi cat. Cac loai sinh vat bien an đem khac se theo doi nhung con ca phen đang kiem an, cho đoi mot cach kien nhan cac mieng moi bi bo sot. Ca phen song o vung nuoc nong va chung khong lan sau qua 110 m. Mot so loai, nhu ca phen tan nhang (Upeneus tragula) o vung bien ngoai khoi Đong Phi, co the boi vao cua song hay tham chi vao trong song, nhung chung khong boi qua xa vao đo.
Tat ca cac loai ca phen đeu co kha nang thay đoi mau sac, phu thuoc vao hoat đong hien thoi cua chung. Mot vi du đang chu y, ca phen yen vang (Parupeneus cyclostomus) se thay đoi mau tu mau vang chanh sang mau kem nhat trong khi kiem an. Cac loai hoat đong suot ngay đem thuong co xu huong song đon đoc, nhung khi con non thi song thanh bay.
Ca phen la nhung loai ca đe trung ngoai bien ca; nghia la chung se đe nhieu trung nho troi noi tren mat nuoc va cac trung nay se troi theo dong nuoc cho đen khi no.


Phan loai Theo truyen thong, ho nay đuoc xep trong bo Ca vuoc (Perciformes), nhung cac nghien cuu phat sinh chung loai gan đay cua Betancur va ctv xep ho nay trong bo Ca chia voi (Syngnathiformes).


Cac loai FishBase liet ke 99 loai trong 6 chi:

Chi Mulloidichthys
Mulloidichthys ayliffe Uiblein, 2011
Mulloidichthys dentatus (Gill, 1862): Ca phen Mexico
Mulloidichthys flavolineatus (Lacepede, 1801): Ca phen soc vang kim
Mulloidichthys martinicus (Cuvier, 1829): Ca phen vang
Mulloidichthys mimicus Randall & Gueze, 1980: Ca phen Mimic
Mulloidichthys pfluegeri (Steindachner, 1900): Ca phen cam
Mulloidichthys vanicolensis (Valenciennes, 1831): Ca phen vay vang
Chi Mullus
Mullus argentinae Hubbs & Marini, 1933: Ca phen Argentina
Mullus auratus Jordan & Gilbert, 1882: Ca phen đo
Mullus barbatus Linnaeus, 1758: Ca đoi đo
Mullus ponticus Essipov, 1927: Ca đoi mom tu.
Mullus surmuletus Linnaeus, 1758: Ca đoi đo soc
Chi Parupeneus
Parupeneus angulatus Randall & Heemstra, 2009
Parupeneus barberinoides (Bleeker, 1852): Ca phen hai mau
Parupeneus barberinus (Lacepede, 1801): Ca phen hong
Parupeneus biaculeatus (Richardson, 1846): Ca phen đau nhon
Parupeneus chrysonemus (Jordan & Evermann, 1903): Ca phen chi vang
Parupeneus chrysopleuron (Temminck & Schlegel, 1843): Ca phen soc vang
Parupeneus ciliatus (Lacepede, 1802): Ca phen yen trang
Parupeneus crassilabris (Valenciennes, 1831).
Parupeneus cyclostomus (Lacepede, 1801): Ca phen yen vang
Parupeneus diagonalis Randall, 2004
Parupeneus forsskali (Fourmanoir & Gueze, 1976): Ca phen Hong Hai
Parupeneus fraserorum Randall & King, 2009
Parupeneus heptacanthus (Lacepede, 1802): Ca phen đo son
Parupeneus inayatae Uiblein & Fahmi, 2018: Ca phen Inayat.
Parupeneus indicus (Shaw, 1803): Ca phen An Đo
Parupeneus insularis Randall & Myers, 2002.
Parupeneus jansenii (Bleeker, 1856).
Parupeneus louise Randall, 2004.
Parupeneus macronemus (Lacepede, 1801): Ca phen rau dai
Parupeneus margaritatus Randall & Gueze, 1984: Ca phen tran chau
Parupeneus minys Randall & Heemstra, 2009
Parupeneus moffitti Randall & Myers, 1993.
Parupeneus multifasciatus (Quoy & Gaimard, 1824): Ca phen nhieu soc
Parupeneus nansen Randall & Heemstra, 2009
Parupeneus orientalis (Fowler, 1933).
Parupeneus pleurostigma (Bennett, 1831): Ca phen đom hong
Parupeneus porphyreus (Jenkins, 1903).
Parupeneus posteli Fourmanoir & Gueze, 1967.
Parupeneus procerigena Kim & Amaoka, 2001.
Parupeneus rubescens (Lacepede, 1801): Ca phen hong đo
Parupeneus seychellensis (Smith & Smith, 1963)
Parupeneus sinai Uiblein, 2021
Parupeneus spilurus (Bleeker, 1854): Ca phen khoang đen
Parupeneus trifasciatus (Lacepede, 1801): Ca phen soc kep
Parupeneus williamsi Shibuya & Motomura, 2020: Ca phen Wiliams.
Chi Pseudupeneus
Pseudupeneus grandisquamis (Gill, 1863): Ca phen vay to
Pseudupeneus maculatus (Bloch, 1793): Ca phen khoang
Pseudupeneus prayensis (Cuvier, 1829): Ca phen Tay Phi
Chi Upeneichthys
Upeneichthys lineatus (Bloch & Schneider, 1801): Ca phen soc lam
Upeneichthys stotti Platell, Potter & Clarke, 1998.
Upeneichthys vlamingii (Cuvier, 1829): Ca phen phuong Nam
Chi Upeneus
Upeneus asymmetricus Lachner, 1954: Ca phen bat xung
Upeneus australiae Kim & Nakaya, 2002.
Upeneus caudofasciatus Uiblein & Gledhill, 2019: Ca phen đuoi ke
Upeneus davidaromi Golani, 2001.
Upeneus dimipavlov Uiblein & Motomura, 2021: Ca phen Pavlov.
Upeneus doriae (Gunther, 1869): Ca phen ma vang
Upeneus elongatus Uiblein & Motomura, 2021: Ca phen thuon dai.
Upeneus farnis Uiblein & Peristiwady, 2017: Ca phe Farnis.
Upeneus filifer (Ogilby, 1910).
Upeneus floros Uiblein & Gouws, 2020: Ca phen Floros.
Upeneus francisi Randall & Gueze, 1992.
Upeneus gubal Uiblein, 2019: Ca phen Gubal.
Upeneus guttatus (Day, 1868).
Upeneus heemstra Uiblein & Gouws, 2014
Upeneus heterospinus Uiblein & Pavlov, 2019: Ca phen gai thay đoi.
Upeneus indicus Uiblein & Heemstra, 2010
Upeneus itoui Yamashita, Golani & Motomura, 2011
Upeneus japonicus (Houttuyn, 1782): Ca phen Bensasi
Upeneus lombok Uiblein & White, 2015: Ca phen Lombok.
Upeneus luzonius Jordan & Seale, 1907: Ca phen soc sam
Upeneus margarethae Uiblein & Heemstra, 2010
Upeneus mascareinsis Fourmanoir & Gueze, 1967.
Upeneus moluccensis (Bleeker, 1855): Ca phen mot soc hay ca phen soc vang
Upeneus mouthami Randall & Kulbicki, 2006.
Upeneus niebuhri Gueze, 1976
Upeneus nigromarginatus Bos, 2014
Upeneus oligospilus Lachner, 1954
Upeneus parvus Poey, 1852: Ca phen lun
Upeneus pori Ben-Tuvia & Golani, 1989: Ca phen Por
Upeneus quadrilineatus Cheng & Wang, 1963.
Upeneus randalli Uiblein & Heemstra, 2011
Upeneus saiab Uiblein & Lisher, 2013: Ca phen Saiab.
Upeneus seychellensis Uiblein & Heemstra, 2011
Upeneus spottocaudalis Uiblein & Gledhill, 2017: Ca phen đuoi đom.
Upeneus stenopsis Uiblein & McGrouther, 2012
Upeneus suahelicus Uiblein & Heemstra, 2010
Upeneus subvittatus (Temminck & Schlegel, 1843).
Upeneus sulphureus Cuvier, 1829: Ca phen hai soc
Upeneus sundaicus (Bleeker, 1855): Ca phen soc nau vang nhat
Upeneus supravittatus Uiblein & Heemstra, 2010
Upeneus taeniopterus Cuvier, 1829: Ca phen vay soc
Upeneus torres Uiblein & Gledhill, 2014: Ca phen Torres.
Upeneus tragula Richardson, 1846: Ca phen tan nhang
Upeneus vanuatu Uiblein & Causse, 2013
Upeneus vittatus (Forsskal, 1775): Ca phen soc vang
Upeneus willwhite Uiblein & Motomura, 2021: Ca phen White.


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