FishverifiedLeast Concern

Parupeneus forsskali

(Fourmanoir & Guézé, 1976)

Forsskal's Goatfish

Also known as: Red Sea Goatfish, Dash-and-Dot Goatfish, Forsskål's Goatfish

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About

Habitat

Reef-associated

Depth

1–45 m

Max size

28 cm

Max weight

275 g

Diet

Hunting macrofauna (predator)

Class

Teleostei

Order

Mulliformes

Family

Mullidae

common

occasional

rare

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