Parupeneus indicus
Yellow-spot goatfish | Indian Goatfish
Similar Species
Same Genus
Distribution
Temperate Africa, Tropical Indo-Pacific
Description
Pale bluish-grey body with dark scale margins, large elongate yellow patch high on side, tail base with large black spot, and usually dark stripe from snout through eye. Similar species P. barberinus (Dot-and-dash Goatfish) and P. macronemus (Long-barbel Goatfish) have longer black stripe from snout to rear 2nd dorsal fin.
Information
Max Size: 45 cm
Sea Temperature Range: 22-31.3°C
Depth: 10-30m
Habitat Generalization Index: 14.68
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: Infrequent (9.1% 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 (3 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