Parupeneus cyclostomus (Lacepede 1801), the
Goldsaddle Goatfish. Indo-Pacific out to Hawai'i, including the
Red Sea. To twenty inches in length. Yellow form not found in
Hawai'i. Pictured, a group in the Red Sea, and a yellow
individual in captivity. |
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Parupeneus forsskali Fourmanoir & Gueze
1976, Forsskal's or the Red Sea Goatfish. Red Sea, down into
the Gulf of Aden, and an emigrant into the Mediterranean. To eleven
inches in length. Sometimes imported into the European pet fish
market. |
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Parupeneus heptacanthus (Lacepede 1802), the
Small-spot Goatfish. Indo-Pacific, Red Sea, East Africa to the
Micronesia. Indo-Pacific, including Hawai'i. To fourteen inches
in length. These ones in N. Sulawesi. |
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Parupeneus insularis Island
Goatfish, munu in HI. To about a foot in length. Mid to E. tropical Pacific.
Here in Kona, HI 2019. |
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Parupeneus macronemus Band-dot or Long-barbel
Goatfish. Grey-white to red in color with a body band anteriorly, dot near
the caudal peduncle. Indo-West Pacific and Red Sea. To 14 inches. Mauritius
2016. |
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Parupeneus multifasciatus (Quoy &
Gaimard 1824), the Manybar Goatfish. Indo-Pacific, including
Hawai'i. To a foot in length. A good looker. Here are specimens
from Fiji and Hawai'i during the day and at night. |
Part I,
Part III
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