rosy goatfish

Parupeneus rubescens

Mullid Fish beneath the Persian Gulf

rosy goatfish is known around Southeast Atlantic as a marine fish; It occurs in coastal waters, and the largest recorded length is 43 cm.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Goatfishes
Family: Mullidae
Genus: Parupeneus
Maximum length: 43 cm
Water: Marine
Body shape: fusiform
Distribution: Southeast Atlantic: South Africa (Ref. 5405 ). Indo-West Pacific: Red Sea and Persian Gulf south to South Africa (reaching Struisbaai, Ref. 11228 ) and east to the western Pacific.
Conservation status: LCLeast Concern

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