blackspot goatfish

Parupeneus spilurus

Fifty Centimeters Mullid Fish from New Zealand Waters

blackspot goatfish is known from Western Pacific as a fish. The species reaches a recorded maximum of 50 cm.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Goatfishes
Family: Mullidae
Genus: Parupeneus
Maximum length: 50 cm
Body shape: fusiform
Distribution: Western Pacific: Japan to Western Australia, New Caledonia and northern New Zealand. Recently reported from Tonga (Ref. 53797 ).
Conservation status: LCLeast Concern

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