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Species of fish From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Parupeneus cyclostomus, the gold-saddle goatfish, blue goatfish or yellowsaddle goatfish, is a species of goatfish native to the Indo-Pacific. It is a commercially important species, as well as being sought out as a game fish, though it has been reported as carrying the ciguatera toxin. It can also be found in the aquarium trade.[2]
Parupeneus cyclostomus | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Perciformes |
Family: | Mullidae |
Genus: | Parupeneus |
Species: | P. cyclostomus |
Binomial name | |
Parupeneus cyclostomus (Lacépède, 1801) | |
Synonyms | |
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This fish is usually colored yellow with a bluish sheen to the dorsal part, but with a golden yellow variant.[3] It can reach 50 cm (20 in) in total length, though most do not exceed 35 cm (14 in).[2]
It occurs solitarily or in groups, in all areas of the coral reefs and detrital bottom area from 1 to 95 m deep.[4] It uses its barbels to probe holes and force out prey.
It is found in the Indo-Pacific from the Red Sea to South Africa, the Hawaiian Islands, and the Ryukyu Islands.[5]
Several other names have been applied to this species that have been subsequently determined to be junior synonyms:[2]
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