Bicolor goatfish
(Parupeneus barberinoides)
Image source: Jo's Animal Database
Classification
Species:
Parupeneus barberinoides
Family: Mullidae - Goatfishes
Order: Mulliformes - Goatfishes
Superclass: Osteichthyes - Bony fishes
General data
Scientific names:
Bicolor goatfish
Habitat:
Freshwater
Climate:
Tropical
Distribution:
Pacific Ocean
Parupeneus barberinoides, the bicolor goatfish, is a species of goatfish native to the western Pacific Ocean. An inhabitant of coral reefs, it can be found at depths of from 1 to 40 metres (3.3 to 131.2 ft).
This species can reach a length of 30 centimetres (12 in) TL though most are only around 20 centimetres (7.9 in).
This is a commercially important species and can also be found in the aquarium trade.