Florent's Guide To The Hawaiian, South Pacific and

Indo-Pacific Reefs

Longbarbel Goatfish
Parupeneus macronemus
Longbarbel Goatfish
Category: Goatfishes
Scientific Name: Parupeneus macronemus
Size: Up to 12 in. (32 cm)  
Depth: 10-120 ft. (3-37 m)
Distribution: Indo-West Pacific, Red Sea
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. macronemus (Species)
WoRMS ID: 277817🔗
iNaturalist ID: 196837🔗

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