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Fish Identification: Find Species

Class: Teleostei
Order: Mulliformes
Family: Mullidae Goatfishes

Genus: Parupeneus

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35 species (see list below)
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Max. Length 14.3 cm SL
 
Parupeneus angulatus
[Wedgejaw goatfish]
Photo by Eric Keung@114°E Hong Kong Reef Fish Survey

Western Pacific
Max. Length 30 cm TL
Parupeneus barberinoides (Bleeker, 1852)
Photo by Eric Keung@114°E Hong Kong Reef Fish Survey
 
Parupeneus barberinoides
[Bicolor goatfish]
Photo by Cook, D.C.

Indo-Pacific
Max. Length 60 cm TL
Parupeneus barberinus (Lacepède, 1801)
Photo by Cook, D.C.
 
Parupeneus barberinus
[Dotdash goatfish]
Photo by Eric Keung@114°E Hong Kong Reef Fish Survey

Northwest Pacific.
Max. Length 19 cm SL
Parupeneus biaculeatus (Richardson, 1846)
Photo by Eric Keung@114°E Hong Kong Reef Fish Survey
 
Parupeneus biaculeatus
[Pointed goatfish]
Photo by Randall, J.E.

Eastern Central Pacific
Max. Length 19.6 cm SL
Parupeneus chrysonemus (Jordan & Evermann, 1903)
Photo by Randall, J.E.
 
Parupeneus chrysonemus
[Yellow-threaded goatfish]
Photo by Allen, G.R.

Indo-West Pacific
Max. Length 55 cm TL
Parupeneus chrysopleuron (Temminck & Schlegel, 1843)
Photo by Allen, G.R.
 
Parupeneus chrysopleuron
[Yellowband goatfish]
Photo by Randall, J.E.

Indo-Pacific
Max. Length 38 cm TL
Parupeneus ciliatus (Lacepède, 1802)
Photo by Randall, J.E.
 
Parupeneus ciliatus
[Blacksaddle goatfish]
Photo by Patzner, R.

Indo-West Pacific
Max. Length 38 cm TL
Parupeneus crassilabris (Valenciennes, 1831)
Photo by Patzner, R.
 
Parupeneus crassilabris
[Triplebar goatfish]
Photo by Randall, J.E.

Indo-Pacific
Max. Length 50 cm TL
Parupeneus cyclostomus (Lacepède, 1801)
Photo by Randall, J.E.
 
Parupeneus cyclostomus
[Goldsaddle goatfish]
Photo by Wickel, J.

Western Indian Ocean, Ré
Max. Length 16.5 cm SL
Parupeneus diagonalis Randall, 2004
Photo by Wickel, J.
 
Parupeneus diagonalis
[Slantstripe goatfish]
Photo by Field, R.

Indian Ocean
Max. Length 28 cm TL
Parupeneus forsskali (Fourmanoir & Guézé, 1976)
Photo by Field, R.
 
Parupeneus forsskali
[Red Sea goatfish]
Photo by King, D.R.

Western Indian Ocean
Max. Length 22.3 cm SL
Parupeneus fraserorum Randall & King, 2009
Photo by King, D.R.
 
Parupeneus fraserorum
[Fraser's goatfish]
Photo by Randall, J.E.

Indo-West Pacific
Max. Length 36 cm TL
Parupeneus heptacantha (Lacepède, 1802)
Photo by Randall, J.E.
 
Parupeneus heptacantha
[Cinnabar goatfish]
Photo by White, W.T.

Eastern Indian Ocean
Max. Length 150 cm SL
Parupeneus inayatae Uiblein & Fahmi, 2018
Photo by White, W.T.
 
Parupeneus inayatae
[Inayat's goatfish]
Photo by Cook, D.C.

Indo-Pacific
Max. Length 45 cm TL
Parupeneus indicus (Shaw, 1803)
Photo by Cook, D.C.
 
Parupeneus indicus
[Indian goatfish]
Photo by Randall, J.E.

Eastern Central Pacific
Max. Length 30.3 cm FL
Parupeneus insularis Randall & Myers, 2002
Photo by Randall, J.E.
 
Parupeneus insularis
[Twosaddle goatfish]
Photo by Allen, G.R. & M.V. Erdmann

Western Pacific
Max. Length 25 cm TL
Parupeneus jansenii (Bleeker, 1856)
Photo by Allen, G.R. & M.V. Erdmann
 
Parupeneus jansenii
[Jansen's goatfish]
Photo by Stein, A.

Central Pacific
Max. Length 23 cm SL
Parupeneus louise Randall, 2004
Photo by Stein, A.
 
Parupeneus louise
[Louise's goatfish]
Photo by Randall, J.E.

Indo-West Pacific
Max. Length 40 cm TL
Parupeneus macronemus (Lacepède, 1801)
Photo by Randall, J.E.
 
Parupeneus macronemus
[Longbarbel goatfish]
Photo by Field, R.

Western Indian Ocean
Max. Length 23 cm TL
Parupeneus margaritatus Randall & Guézé, 1984
Photo by Field, R.
 
Parupeneus margaritatus
[Pearly goatfish]
Photo by Randall, J.E.

Western Indian Ocean
Max. Length 10.7 cm SL
Parupeneus minys Randall & Heemstra, 2009
Photo by Randall, J.E.
 
Parupeneus minys
[Minute goatfish]
Photo by Myers, R.F.

Western Pacific
Max. Length 23.5 cm SL
Parupeneus moffitti Randall & Myers, 1993
Photo by Myers, R.F.
 
Parupeneus moffitti
[Moffit's goatfish]
Photo by Randall, J.E.

Pacific Ocean
Max. Length 35 cm TL
Parupeneus multifasciatus (Quoy & Gaimard, 1825)
Photo by Randall, J.E.
 
Parupeneus multifasciatus
[Manybar goatfish]
Photo by Uiblein et al., 2018

Western Indian Ocean
Max. Length 13.9 cm SL
Parupeneus nansen Randall & Heemstra, 2009
Photo by Uiblein et al., 2018
 
Parupeneus nansen
[Nansen goatfish]
Photo by Randall, J.E.

Southeast Pacfiic
Max. Length 24.9 cm SL
Parupeneus orientalis (Fowler, 1933)
Photo by Randall, J.E.
 
Parupeneus orientalis
[Rapanui goatfish]
Photo by Randall, J.E.

Indo-Pacific
Max. Length 33 cm TL
Parupeneus pleurostigma (Bennett, 1831)
Photo by Randall, J.E.
 
Parupeneus pleurostigma
[Sidespot goatfish]
Photo by Randall, J.E.

Eastern Central Pacific
Max. Length 51 cm TL
Parupeneus porphyreus (Jenkins, 1903)
Photo by Randall, J.E.
 
Parupeneus porphyreus
[Whitesaddle goatfish]
Photo by Guézé, P.

Western Indian Ocean
Max. Length 15.2 cm SL
Parupeneus posteli Fourmanoir & Guézé, 1967
Photo by Guézé, P.
 
Parupeneus posteli
[Postel's goatfish]
Photo by Randall, J.E.

Western Indian Ocean
Max. Length 19.8 cm SL
Parupeneus procerigena Kim & Amaoka, 2001
Photo by Randall, J.E.
 
Parupeneus procerigena
[Deepcheek goatfish]
Photo by Randall, J.E.

Southeast Atlantic
Max. Length 43 cm TL
Parupeneus rubescens (Lacepède, 1801)
Photo by Randall, J.E.
 
Parupeneus rubescens
[Rosy goatfish]
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Max. Length 23 cm SL
 
Parupeneus seychellensis
[Seychelles goatfish]
Photo by Uiblein, F.

Western Indian Ocean
Max. Length 8.3 cm SL
Parupeneus sinai Uiblein, 2021
Photo by Uiblein, F.
 
Parupeneus sinai
[Sinai goatfish]
Photo by Randall, J.E.

Western Pacific
Max. Length 50 cm TL
Parupeneus spilurus (Bleeker, 1854)
Photo by Randall, J.E.
 
Parupeneus spilurus
[Blackspot goatfish]
Photo by Randall, J.E.

Indian Ocean
Max. Length 35 cm TL
Parupeneus trifasciatus (Lacepède, 1801)
Photo by Randall, J.E.
 
Parupeneus trifasciatus
[Doublebar goatfish]
Photo by Williams, J.T.

Eastern Central Pacific
Max. Length 23.4 cm SL
Parupeneus williamsi Shibuya & Motomura, 2020
Photo by Williams, J.T.
 
Parupeneus williamsi
[Williams' goatfish]


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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Parupeneus angulatus Wedgejaw goatfish Western Indian Ocean 14.3 SL 2009
Parupeneus barberinoides Bicolor goatfish Western Pacific 30 TL 1852
Parupeneus barberinus Dotdash goatfish Indo-Pacific 60 TL 1801
Parupeneus biaculeatus Pointed goatfish Northwest Pacific. 19 SL 1846
Parupeneus chrysonemus Yellow-threaded goatfish Eastern Central Pacific 19.6 SL 1903
Parupeneus chrysopleuron Yellowband goatfish Indo-West Pacific 55 TL 1843
Parupeneus ciliatus Blacksaddle goatfish Indo-Pacific 38 TL 1802
Parupeneus crassilabris Triplebar goatfish Indo-West Pacific 38 TL 1831
Parupeneus cyclostomus Goldsaddle goatfish Indo-Pacific 50 TL 1801
Parupeneus diagonalis Slantstripe goatfish Western Indian Ocean, Ré 16.5 SL 2004
Parupeneus forsskali Red Sea goatfish Indian Ocean 28 TL 1976
Parupeneus fraserorum Fraser's goatfish Western Indian Ocean 22.3 SL 2009
Parupeneus heptacantha Cinnabar goatfish Indo-West Pacific 36 TL 1802
Parupeneus inayatae Inayat's goatfish Eastern Indian Ocean 150 SL 2018
Parupeneus indicus Indian goatfish Indo-Pacific 45 TL 1803
Parupeneus insularis Twosaddle goatfish Eastern Central Pacific 30.3 FL 2002
Parupeneus jansenii Jansen's goatfish Western Pacific 25 TL 1856
Parupeneus louise Louise's goatfish Central Pacific 23 SL 2004
Parupeneus macronemus Longbarbel goatfish Indo-West Pacific 40 TL 1801
Parupeneus margaritatus Pearly goatfish Western Indian Ocean 23 TL 1984
Parupeneus minys Minute goatfish Western Indian Ocean 10.7 SL 2009
Parupeneus moffitti Moffit's goatfish Western Pacific 23.5 SL 1993
Parupeneus multifasciatus Manybar goatfish Pacific Ocean 35 TL 1825
Parupeneus nansen Nansen goatfish Western Indian Ocean 13.9 SL 2009
Parupeneus orientalis Rapanui goatfish Southeast Pacfiic 24.9 SL 1933
Parupeneus pleurostigma Sidespot goatfish Indo-Pacific 33 TL 1831
Parupeneus porphyreus Whitesaddle goatfish Eastern Central Pacific 51 TL 1903
Parupeneus posteli Postel's goatfish Western Indian Ocean 15.2 SL 1967
Parupeneus procerigena Deepcheek goatfish Western Indian Ocean 19.8 SL 2001
Parupeneus rubescens Rosy goatfish Southeast Atlantic 43 TL 1801
Parupeneus seychellensis Seychelles goatfish Western Indian Ocean 23 SL 1963
Parupeneus sinai Sinai goatfish Western Indian Ocean 8.3 SL 2021
Parupeneus spilurus Blackspot goatfish Western Pacific 50 TL 1854
Parupeneus trifasciatus Doublebar goatfish Indian Ocean 35 TL 1801
Parupeneus williamsi Williams' goatfish Eastern Central Pacific 23.4 SL 2020



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