Bicolor goatfish

Parupeneus barberinoides

Mullid Fish Reaching Thirty Centimeters

Bicolor goatfish is a marine fish from Western Pacific. It inhabits marine waters. The largest recorded length is 30 cm.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Goatfishes
Family: Mullidae
Genus: Parupeneus
Maximum length: 30 cm
Water: Marine
Body shape: fusiform
Distribution: Western Pacific: Moluccas and Philippines to western Samoa, north to the Ryukyu Islands, south to New Caledonia and Tonga; Palau, Caroline and Marshall Islands in Micronesia. Recorded from Shark Bay, Western Australia (Ref. 115274 ).
Conservation status: LCLeast Concern

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