Florent's Guide To The Hawaiian, South Pacific and

Indo-Pacific Reefs

Dash-Dot Goatfish
Parupeneus barberinus
Dash-Dot Goatfish
Category: Goatfishes
Scientific Name: Parupeneus barberinus
Size: 10 to 20 in. (25 to 50 cm)  
Depth: 20-300 ft. (6-90 m)
Distribution: Indo-Pacific, French Polynesia
Chordata (Phylum) Chordates
└Vertebrata (Subphylum) Vertebrates
 └Osteichthyes (Parvphylum) Bony Fishes
  └Actinopterygii (Gigaclass) Ray-Finned Fish
   └Teleostei (Class) Teleosts
    └Mulliformes (Order) Goatfishes
     └Mullidae (Family)
      └Parupeneus (Genus)
       └P. barberinus (Species)
WoRMS ID: 218660🔗
iNaturalist ID: 196838🔗

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