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Series
Goatfishes
in Indonesia, Family
Mullidae
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Genus Mulloidichthys:
| Mulloidichthys flavolineatus (Lacepede
1801), the Yellowstripe Goatfish. Indo-Pacific, Red Sea over to the
Hawaiian Islands. To a maximum of seventeen inches in
length. The first one in Maui, small pair in the Cooks. |
 
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| Mulloidichthys vanicolensis (Valenciennes
1831), the Yellowfin Goatfish. Indo-Pacific, Red Sea to
Hawai'i. To fifteen inches in length. The first one in the
upper Gulf of Aqaba in the Red Sea, a second in the Cooks, and a
third showing their "pink" color in
Hawai'i. |
Genus Parupeneus:
| Parupeneus barberinoides (Bleeker 1852), the
Bicolor Goatfish. Western Pacific. To one foot in length. A
handsome species of considerable use in the aquarium interest. Here
is one in a commercial aquarium set-up, and one "on the
reef" in Fiji. |
 
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| Parupeneus barberinus (Lacepede 1801), the
Dash and Dot Goatfish. Indo-Pacific to the Tuamotus, but not the
Red Sea. To two feet in length. Not a misprint. Shown during the
day and night in Fiji. |
 
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| Parupeneus bifasciatus (Lacepede 1801), the
Double-Bar Goatfish. Indo-Pacific, including Hawai'i. To
fourteen inches in length. Pulau Redang, Malaysia, N. Sulawesi, and
Hawai'i photos. |
| Parupeneus ciliatus (Lacepede 1802), the
Whitesaddle Goatfish. Indo-Pacific, to the Tuamotus, but not
Hawai'i or the Red Sea. To fifteen inches in length. An
occasional import into the pet-fish trade. Image taken in
Fiji. |
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| Parupeneus cyclostomus (Lacepede 1801), the
Goldsaddle Goatfish. Indo-Pacific out to Hawai'i, including the
Red Sea. To twenty inches in length. Yellow form not found in
Hawai'i. Pictured, a group in the Red Sea, and a yellow
individual in captivity. |
 
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| Parupeneus heptacanthus (Lacepede 1802), the
Small-spot Goatfish. Indo-Pacific, Red Sea, East Africa to the
Micronesia. Indo-Pacific, including Hawai'i. To fourteen inches
in length. These ones in N. Sulawesi. |
 
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| Parupeneus multifasciatus (Quoy &
Gaimard 1824), the Manybar Goatfish. Indo-Pacific, including
Hawai'i. To a foot in length. A good looker. Here are specimens
from Fiji and Hawai'i during the day and at night. |
| Parupeneus pleurostigma (Bennett 1830), the
Sidespot Goatfish. Dark spot on body at rear of first dorsal fin;
white one at base of second. Indo-Pacific. To thirteen inches in
length. This one off of Kailua-Kona, Hawai'i. |
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Genus Upeneus:
| Upeneus tragula Richardson 1846, the
Freckled Goatfish. Indo-West Pacific. To a foot in length. One off
of Man Chatnik, Pulau Redang, Malaysia, another down in N.
Sulawesi. |
 
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| Upeneus vittatus (Forsskal 1775), the
Striped Goatfish. Indo-Pacific; Red Sea, East Africa over to
Hawai'i. To ten inches in length. N. Sulawesi pic. |
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