Blacksaddle Goatfish
Parupeneus spilurus
- Least concern
- Card rarity: Common
- Fish
Parupeneus spilurus, the blackspot goatfish, is a species of goatfish native to the western Pacific ocean, from Japan to Australia and New Zealand. An inhabitant of coral reefs, it can be found at depths of from 10 to 80 metres. This species can reach a length of 50 centimetres (20 in) TL. It is a commercially important species.
Classification
- Class
- Actinopterygii
- Order
- Syngnathiformes
- Family
- Mullidae
- Genus
- Parupeneus