- Classification
- ACTINOPTERYGII
- PERCIFORMES
- MULLIDAE
- Parupeneus
- heptacanthus
Opalescent Goatfish, Parupeneus heptacanthus (Lacépède 1802)
Other Names: Cinnebar Goatfish, Small-spot Goatfish, Spotted Golden Goatfish
An Opalescent Goatfish, Parupeneus heptacanthus, at Karang Asem, Bali, Indonesia, August 2015. Source: Mark Rosenstein / iNaturalist.org. License: CC by Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike
Summary:
A purplish-red to vermillion goatfish becoming paler below, often with 1–2 indistinct narrow yellow-orange stripes along or adjacent to the lateral line, a small reddish brown spot usually present on or just below lateral line above distal third of pectoral fin, and white barbels, or pale orange barbels with white tips.
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Bray, D.J. 2025, Parupeneus heptacanthus in Fishes of Australia, accessed 02 Jul 2025, https://fishesofaustralia.net.au/Home/species/590
Opalescent Goatfish, Parupeneus heptacanthus (Lacépède 1802)
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Pectoral fin 15-17; Gill rakers (lower limb) 19-2. Maximum body depth 2.9–3.6 in SL; dorsal profile of head convex; posterior end of maxilla evenly convex; barbel length 1.1–1.3 in head length. |
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Author |
Bray, D.J. 2025 |
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