Goldsaddle goatfish

Also known as the Yellowsaddle goatfish. 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. Occurs solitarily or in groups, in all areas of the coral reefs and detrital bottom area from 1 to 95 metres depth. Uses its barbels to probe holes and force out prey. Indo-Pacific, from the Red Sea to South Africa, Hawaiian islands, Ryukyu Islands.

Scientific name:

  • Parupeneus cyclostomus

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