Kingdom Animalia Order Perciformes Genus Parupeneus Higher classification Parupeneus | Phylum Chordata Family Mullidae Scientific name Parupeneus spilurus Rank Species | |
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Similar Goatfish, Parupeneus, Parupeneus pleurostigma, Parupeneus indicus, Parupeneus heptacanthus | ||
parupeneus spilurus black spot goatfish blacksaddle goatfish
Parupeneus spilurus, the blackspot goatfish, is a species of goatfish native to the western Pacific ocean, from Japan to Australia and New Zealand. An inhabitant of coral reefs, it can be found at depths of from 10 to 80 metres (33 to 262 ft). This species can reach a length of 50 centimetres (20 in) TL. It is a commercially important species.
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