Location: Maui, Hawaii
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)
└Vertebrata (Subphylum)
└Osteichthyes (Parvphylum)
└Actinopterygii (Gigaclass)
└Actinopteri (Superclass)
└Teleostei (Class)
└Mulliformes (Order)
└Mullidae (Family)
└Parupeneus (Genus)
└P. porphyreus (Species)
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