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BLACK-SPOT GOATFISH FACTS |
Description
Recognisable by its colouration and pattern. It has two dark stripes along the sides of the body, and a large black spot on the upper caudal peduncle. Juveniles are more slender than adults. They have the same striped pattern, but are more strongly tinged with yellow. Body size up to 47 cm.
Very little is known about this species. It is usually seen as single individuals or in small schools. It uses the strong barbels under its mouth to sense and dig up small prey in soft sandy areas.
Author credit: Mark McGrouther / Australian Museum
Habitat
Coastal reefs and estuaries.
Food
Carnivore
Range
Eastern and Western Australia.
Species Description is from Museums Field Guide, Atlas of Living Australia at website at https://lists.ala.org.au Licensed under Creative Commons Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License.
Classification
| Class: | Actinopterygii | | Order: | Perciformes | | Family: | Mullidae | | Genus: | Parupeneus | | Species: | spilurus | | Common Name: | Black-spot Goatfish |
Relatives in same Genus
Dash-dot Goatfish (P. barberinus)
Goldsaddle Goatfish (P. cyclostomus)
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