Yellow-saddle Goatfish, Blue Goatfish, Bright Goatfish, Bright-saddled Goatfish, Golden Goatfish, Goldsaddle Goatfish, Yellow Goatfish
Parupeneus cyclostomus, Photo: Rick Stuart-Smith
Parupeneus cyclostomus, Red Sea, Photo: Rick Stuart-Smith
Parupeneus cyclostomus, Willis Islet, Coral Sea, Photo: Graham Edgar
Parupeneus cyclostomus, Red Sea, Photo: Rick Stuart-Smith
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: Coral Reef, Rocky Reef, Soft sediment
Habitat Generalisation Index: 18.9
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
Rarity
Threats: Exploitation
IUCN Threat Status: Not Evaluated
Occurrence: Frequent (14% 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