Florent's Guide To The Hawaiian, South Pacific and

Indo-Pacific Reefs

Indian Goatfish
Parupeneus indicus
Indian Goatfish
Category: Goatfishes
Scientific Name: Parupeneus indicus
Size: Up to 14 in. (35 cm)  
Depth: 10-250 ft. (3-75 m)
Distribution: Indo-West Pacific, Great Barrier Reef
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. indicus (Species)
WoRMS ID: 218658🔗
iNaturalist ID: 180170🔗

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