Dot-and-dash Goatfish

Parupeneus barberinus

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Max Size

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Max Weight

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Max Depth

100 m

Description

Parupeneus barberinus is a species of goatfish native to the Indian and Pacific oceans. Description The dash-and-dot goatfish has the twin chin barbels typical of goatfishes. The body color is white with a black to dark brown stripe (dash) reaching from the upper lip through the eye and along the body, followed by a... Read more in Seabook

Locations

Sri Lanka Maldives Vietnam Seychelles Indo-Pacific +51 more in Seabook

Colors

white

black

brown

yellow

blue

Edible

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Habitat and Environment

Benthic

Coral reef

Conservation status

(LC) Least concern

Poisonous

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Danger to human

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Venomous

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