Florent's Guide To The Hawaiian, South Pacific and

Indo-Pacific Reefs

Sidespot Goatfish
Parupeneus pleurostigma
Sidespot Goatfish
Category: Goatfishes
Scientific Name: Parupeneus pleurostigma
Size: 6 to 12 in. (15 to 30 cm)  
Depth: 15-130 ft. (5-40 m)
Distribution: Indo-Pacific, Hawaii, 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. pleurostigma (Species)
WoRMS ID: 218656🔗
iNaturalist ID: 121673🔗

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