Florent's Guide To The Hawaiian, South Pacific and

Indo-Pacific Reefs

Manybar Goatfish
Parupeneus multifasciatus
Manybar Goatfish
Category: Goatfishes
Scientific Name: Parupeneus multifasciatus
Size: 8 to 12 in. (20 to 30 cm)  
Depth: 20-200 ft. (6-60 m)
Distribution: Pacific, Hawaii, Great Barrier Reef, French Polynesia
Vertebrata (Subphylum) Vertebrates
 └Osteichthyes (Parvphylum) Bony Fishes
  └Actinopterygii (Gigaclass) Ray-Finned Fish
   └Teleostei (Class) Teleosts
    └Mulliformes (Order) Goatfishes
     └Mullidae (Family)
      └Parupeneus (Genus)
       └P. multifasciatus (Species)

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