The blackspot goatfish

blackspot goatfish

Scientific name	Parupeneus spilurus
Descriptor	Bleeker
Year of description	1854
IUCN category (World)	LC
Family	Mullidae
Genus	Parupeneus

Introduction

Parupeneus spilurus, commonly known as blackspot goatfish, is a brackish water and salt water fish.

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Who is it?

Morphology

Average size

40 cm
Maximum size

50 cm
Pattern

horizontal stripes

Average size

40 cm
Maximum size

50 cm
Pattern

horizontal stripes

How to recognize the blackspot goatfish ?

The blackspot goatfish measures between 40 and 50 cm. This fish is multicolore with a predominantly jaune, noir, marron, rose and blanc body. The also has blanc horizontal stripes.

Behaviour & Life cycle

diet

carnivorous
Sociability

living in a group or alone
territorial

No
Way of living

nocturnal

The blackspot goatfish is a fish living in a group or alone. This species is carnivorous . This fish lives mainly at night. Usually, it leaves its hiding place and starts to be active once it gets dark.

Although the blackspot goatfish is non-territorial, it is sometimes aggressive towards other species.

Reproduction

Reproduction

ovipare qui pond en eau libre

The blackspot goatfish is a fish ovipare qui pond en eau libre.

Harmless species

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

Where to find it?

Origin

Great Barrier Reef Philippine Sea South East Asian Seas Indonesian seas East 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

10 - 80 m

Biotope presentation

The blackspot goatfish is most often found at a depth between 10m and 80m. However, it is not impossible to find this species at other depths.

Species of the same biotope

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Sources & Contributions

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Bibliographic references

Sexual dichromatism and dimorphism in the goatfish Parupeneus spilurus (Perciformes: Mullidae) in southern Japan - T. Matsubara - R. Goto - T. Hayakawa - Y. Iwatsuki - H. Motomura - Springer link - 2019.