sidespot goatfish

Parupeneus pleurostigma

Mullid Fish beneath the Pacific Ocean

Parupeneus pleurostigma, commonly known as the sidespot goatfish and round-spot goatfish, is a marine fish belonging to the family Mullidae.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Goatfishes
Family: Mullidae
Genus: Parupeneus
Maximum length: 33 cm
Water: Marine
Body shape: fusiform
Distribution: Indo-Pacific: East Africa to Hawaii and the Line, Marquesas and Tuamoto islands, north to the Ryukyu Islands, south to Lord Howe and Rapa islands.
Conservation status: LCLeast Concern

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