- Goldsaddle goatfish
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Goldsaddle goatfish 
Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Actinopterygii Order: Perciformes Family: Mullidae Genus: Parupeneus Species: P. cyclostomus Binomial name Parupeneus cyclostomus
(Lacépède, 1801)Also known as the Yellowsaddle goatfish.
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Description
May be up to 50cm long, has long barbels; the body is usually yellow with a bluish sheen to the dorsal part but there is a golden yellow variant.[1]
Habitat
Occurs solitarily or in groups, in all areas of the coral reefs and detrital bottom area from 1 to 95 metres depth.[2] Uses its barbels to probe holes and force out prey.
Distribution
Indo-Pacific, from the Red Sea to South Africa, Hawaiian islands, Ryukyu Islands.[3]
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Yellow variant, Gulf of Aqaba, Red Sea
References
- ^ Siliotti, A. (2002) fishes of the red sea Verona, Geodia ISBN 88-87177-42-2
- ^ Lieske, E. and Myers, R.F. (2004) Coral reef guide; Red Sea London, HarperCollins ISBN 0-00-715986-2
- ^ Froese, Rainer, and Daniel Pauly, eds. (2007). "Parupeneus cyclostomus" in FishBase. 5 2007 version.
Categories:- Mullidae
- Fish of Africa
- Fish of the Red Sea
- Fish of the Indian Ocean
- Fish of Hawaii
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