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Dash-and-Dot Goatfish (Parupeneus barberinus)
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Parupeneus barberinus

(Lacepède, 1801)

Dash-and-Dot Goatfish

Also known as: Dash-Dot Goatfish, Dot and Dash Goat-Fish, Dot-Dash Goatfish, Half and Half Goatfish, Spotted Golden Goatfish, Goatfish

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About

Habitat

Reef-associated

Depth

0–100 m

Max size

60 cm

Diet

Hunting macrofauna (predator)

Taxonomy

Class

Teleostei

Order

Mulliformes

Family

Mullidae

Where to find it

Other species in Mullidae

Red Mullet (Mullus barbatus)

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Red Mullet

Doublebar Goatfish (Parupeneus trifasciatus)

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Yellowfin Goatfish (Mulloidichthys vanicolensis)

Mulloidichthys vanicolensis

Yellowfin Goatfish

Yellowstripe Goatfish (Mulloidichthys flavolineatus)

Mulloidichthys flavolineatus

Yellowstripe Goatfish

Doublebar Goatfish (Parupeneus insularis)

Parupeneus insularis

Doublebar Goatfish

Spotted Goatfish (Pseudupeneus maculatus)

Pseudupeneus maculatus

Spotted Goatfish

Goldband Goatfish (Upeneus moluccensis)

Upeneus moluccensis

Goldband Goatfish

Gold-Saddle Goatfish (Parupeneus cyclostomus)

Parupeneus cyclostomus

Gold-Saddle Goatfish

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