Parupeneus multifasciatus

Mullidae
Banded Goatfish, Common Goatfish, Five-barred Goatfish, Manybar Goatfish, Multibarred Goatfish
  • Parupeneus multifasciatus, Adult, NSW, Australia, Photo: Ian Shaw
    Parupeneus multifasciatus, Adult, NSW, Australia, Photo: Ian Shaw
  • Parupeneus multifasciatus, Photo: Rick Stuart-Smith
    Parupeneus multifasciatus, Photo: Rick Stuart-Smith
  • Parupeneus multifasciatus, Bali, Indonesia, Photo: Ian Shaw
    Parupeneus multifasciatus, Bali, Indonesia, Photo: Ian Shaw
  • Parupeneus multifasciatus, Great Barrier Reef, Cairns, QLD, Photo: Andrew Green
    Parupeneus multifasciatus, Great Barrier Reef, Cairns, QLD, Photo: Andrew Green
  • Parupeneus multifasciatus, QLD Australia, Photo: Rick Stuart-Smith
    Parupeneus multifasciatus, QLD Australia, Photo: Rick Stuart-Smith
Distribution
Tropical Indo-Pacific
Description
Blue-edged black stripe from snout through eye to rear edge of gill cover (faint in front and dark behind eye), light grey to brownish red body, three faint light, narrow bars mid body, and two distinct large black bars at rear of body with larger white bar between. Juveniles frequently seen over reefs in small schools with wrasses.
Information
  • Max Size: 35 cm
  • Sea Temperature Range: 20.0-31.2°C
  • Depth: 3-161m
  • Habitat: Coral Reef, Seagrass, Soft sediment
  • Habitat Generalisation Index: 29.1
    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: Least Concern
  • Occurrence: Common (36% 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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