Parupeneus chrysopleuron

Mullidae
Yellow-striped Goatfish, Rosy Goatfish, Yellow-banded Goatfish
  • Parupeneus chrysopleuron, Ningaloo Reef, WA, Photo: Rick Stuart-Smith
    Parupeneus chrysopleuron, Ningaloo Reef, WA, Photo: Rick Stuart-Smith
  • Parupeneus chrysopleuron, Ningaloo Reef, WA, Photo: Rick Stuart-Smith
    Parupeneus chrysopleuron, Ningaloo Reef, WA, Photo: Rick Stuart-Smith
  • Parupeneus chrysopleuron, WA, Australia, Photo: Graham Edgar
    Parupeneus chrysopleuron, WA, Australia, Photo: Graham Edgar
  • Parupeneus chrysopleuron, Rottnest Island, WA, Photo: Rick Stuart-Smith
    Parupeneus chrysopleuron, Rottnest Island, WA, Photo: Rick Stuart-Smith
Distribution
Temperate Australasia, Temperate northern Pacific, Tropical Indo-Pacific
Description
Single yellow stripe from eye to top of tail base, clear fins, and uniformly pink body, or pink above lateral line and pale below. Similar species Mulloidichthys vanicolensis (Goldstripe Goatfish) has yellow fins, M. flavolineatus (Yellowstripe Goatfish) has black blotch on side.
Information
  • Max Size: 55 cm
  • Sea Temperature Range: 17.1-30.5°C
  • Depth: 20-200m
  • Habitat: Coral Reef, Rocky Reef, Soft sediment
Rarity
  • IUCN Threat Status: Not Evaluated
  • Occurrence: Infrequent (3% 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 (4 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
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