Florent's Guide To The Hawaiian, South Pacific and

Indo-Pacific Reefs

Whitesaddle Goatfish
Parupeneus porphyreus
Whitesaddle Goatfish
Category: Goatfishes
Scientific Name: Parupeneus porphyreus
Size: Up to 15 in. (38 cm)  
Depth: 3-130 ft. (1-40 m)
Distribution: Hawaii (Endemic)
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. porphyreus (Species)
WoRMS ID: 218662🔗
iNaturalist ID: 123344🔗

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