The dash-and-dot goatfish

dash-and-dot goatfish

Scientific name	Parupeneus barberinus
Descriptor	Lacepède
Year of description	1801
IUCN category (World)	LC
Family	Mullidae
Genus	Parupeneus

Introduction

Parupeneus barberinus, commonly known as dash-and-dot goatfish, is a salt water fish.

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Who is it?

Morphology

Average size

30 cm
Maximum size

60 cm
Pattern

rayure horizontale

Average size

30 cm
Maximum size

60 cm
Pattern

rayure horizontale

How to recognize the dash-and-dot goatfish ?

The dash-and-dot goatfish measures between 30 and 60 cm. This fish is multicolore with a predominantly rouge, jaune, noir, marron and blanc body. The also has rouge and marron rayure horizontale.

Behaviour & Life cycle

diet

carnivorous
Sociability

living in a group or alone
territorial

No
Way of living

diurnal

The dash-and-dot goatfish is a fish living in a group or alone. This species is carnivorous .

Although the dash-and-dot goatfish is non-territorial, it is sometimes aggressive towards other species.

Reproduction

Reproduction

dont le mode de reproduction est encore inconnu
Migratory species

Yes

The dash-and-dot goatfish is a fish dont le mode de reproduction est encore inconnu.

Harmless species

This species does not represent any particular threats to humans when encountered in its natural environment.

Where to find it?

Origin

Bay of Bengal Great Barrier Reef mer d'Oman Philippine Sea Red Sea South East Asian Seas Indonesian seas East Indian Ocean western Indian Ocean Western Tropical Pacific Ocean

Conservation status of populations (IUCN)

World : LC

Where to see this species?

What is its habitat?

Natural environment characteristics

Depth

1 - 100 m

Biotope presentation

The dash-and-dot goatfish is most often found at a depth between 1m and 100m. However, it is not impossible to find this species at other depths.

Species of the same biotope

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Species of the same family

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