Dumaguete, Philippines
Red Phase
Dumaguete, Philippines
Florent's Guide To The Hawaiian, South Pacific and
Indo-Pacific Reefs
Indian Goatfish
Parupeneus indicus
Indian Goatfish
Category: Goatfishes
Scientific Name: Parupeneus indicus
Size: Up to 14 in. (35 cm)
Depth: 10-250 ft. (3-75 m)
Distribution: Indo-West Pacific, Great Barrier Reef
Chordata (Phylum)
└Vertebrata (Subphylum)
└Osteichthyes (Parvphylum)
└Actinopterygii (Gigaclass)
└Teleostei (Class)
└Mulliformes (Order)
└Mullidae (Family)
└Parupeneus (Genus)
└P. indicus (Species)
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