Florent's Guide To The Hawaiian, South Pacific and

Indo-Pacific Reefs

Goldsaddle Goatfish
Parupeneus cyclostomus
Goldsaddle Goatfish
Category: Goatfishes
Scientific Name: Parupeneus cyclostomus
Size: Up to 20 in. (50 cm)  
Depth: 6-300 ft. (2-90 m)
Distribution: Indo-Pacific, Red Sea, Australia, 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. cyclostomus (Species)
WoRMS ID: 218665🔗
iNaturalist ID: 122514🔗

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