Parupeneus cyclostomus
Yellow-saddle goatfish | Blue Goatfish | Bright Goatfish | Bright-saddled Goatfish | Golden Goatfish | Goldsaddle Goatfish | Yellow Goatfish
Similar Species
Same Genus
Distribution
Tropical Indo-Pacific
Description
Highly variable colour from bluish-purple or white through to bright yellow, with intermediate stages of mixed colours. Non-yellow forms usually with yellow saddle on upper tail base. Elongated snout, often with concave profile and long barbels.
Information
Max Size: 50 cm
Sea Temperature Range: 21.7-31.3°C
Depth: 2-125m
Habitat Generalization Index: 18.95
Also referred to as the SGI (Species Generalisation Index), this describes the habitat niche breadth of the species. Species with values less than 15 are found in a relatively narrow range of reef habitat types (specialists), while those over 25 may be found on most hard substrates within their range (generalists). Learn more here.
Conservation and Rarity
IUCN Status: Not Evaluated
Occurrence: Frequent (16.7% of sites)
Occurrence describes how often the species is found on surveys within its distribution. It is calculated as the % of reef sites surveyed by RLS divers across all the ecoregions in which the species has been observed
Abundance: Few (2 per transect)
Abundance is calculated as the average number of individuals recorded per RLS transect, where present.
Edit by: RD Stuart-Smith, GJ Edgar, AJ Green, IV Shaw. 2015. Tropical Marine Fishes of Australia. Reed New Holland