dash-and-dot goatfish

Parupeneus barberinus

Sixty Centimeters Mullid Fish of New Caledonia

dash-and-dot goatfish is a marine fish from Indo-Pacific. It inhabits marine waters. The largest recorded length is 60 cm.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Goatfishes
Family: Mullidae
Genus: Parupeneus
Maximum length: 60 cm
Water: Marine
Body shape: fusiform
Distribution: Indo-Pacific: Gulf of Aden and Oman, south on the east coast of Africa to Mossel Bay, South Africa, east to the islands of Micronesia, Line Islands, Marquesas Islands, and Tuamotu Archipelago; and from southern Japan to Australia and New Caledonia.
Conservation status: LCLeast Concern

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