Blackspot goatfish (Parupeneus spilurus)

Scientific name: Parupeneus spilurus Bleeker, 1854

Blackspot goatfish (Parupeneus spilurus)

The Blackspot goatfish (Parupeneus spilurus) is a marine fish of the family Mullidae. Native range: Western Pacific, Japan to Western Australia, New Caledonia and northern New Zealand. Recently reported from Tonga.

Biology

Head and body broadly striped. Caudal peduncle with black spot on upper sides with yellow area in front.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Parupeneus spilurus
Family
Mullidae (Goatfishes)
Order
Perciformes (Perch-like fish)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
36.0
Environment
Marine; reef-associated
Climate
Tropical
Distribution
Western Pacific: Japan to Western Australia, New Caledonia and northern New Zealand. Recently reported from Tonga.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Uses
Fisheries: commercial
Resilience
Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (Preliminary K or Fecundity.)

Sources

Taxonomy, distribution and biology data: FishBase (Froese, R. and D. Pauly, eds.), licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

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