Gold-saddle goatfish (Parupeneus cyclostomus)

Scientific name: Parupeneus cyclostomus Lacep?de, 1801

Gold-saddle goatfish (Parupeneus cyclostomus)

The Gold-saddle goatfish (Parupeneus cyclostomus) is a marine fish of the family Mullidae.

Biology

Dorsal spines (total): 8; Dorsal soft rays (total): 9; Anal spines: 1; Anal soft rays: 7. Diagnosis: Pectoral rays 16 (rarely 15 or 17). Gill rakers 6-7 + 22-26 (total 29-33). Body depth 3.25-3.8 in SL (body deeper with growth); head length (HL) 2.85-3.1 in SL; snout long, its length 1.61.8 in HL; eye small, the orbit diameter 5.3-8.95 in HL (SL 118-392 mm); barbels very long, 1.15 in HL to longer than head; longest dorsal spine 1.5-1.7 in HL; penultimate dorsal ray 1.1-1.2 in length of last dorsal ray; pectoral-fin length 1.5-1.7 in HL; pelvic-fin length 1.35-1.55 in HL. Color of large adults yellowish gray, the edges of the scales bright blue except ventrally, the edges more broadly blue posteriorly; a large, hemispherical, saddle-like, yellow spot covering most of upper half of caudal peduncle; region around eye yellow with radiating short narrow blue bands; caudal fin with longitudinal blue bands; second dorsal and anal fins with narrow oblique blue bands; a seco

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Species facts

Scientific name
Parupeneus cyclostomus
Family
Mullidae (Goatfishes)
Order
Perciformes (Perch-like fish)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
50.0
Common length
35.0
Depth range
8–100 m (26–328 ft)
Environment
Marine; reef-associated; non-migratory; depth range 8 - 100 m
Climate
Tropical
Distribution
Indo-Pacific: Red Sea south to Durban, South Africa and east to the Hawaiian, Line, Marquesan, and Tuamoto islands, north to the Ryukyu Islands, south to New Caledonia and Rapa.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Reports of ciguatera poisoning
Uses
Fisheries: commercial; gamefish: yes; aquarium: commercial
Resilience
Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (Preliminary K or Fecundity.)

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Sources

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

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