Biology:Manybar goatfish
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Short description: Species of fish
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Perciformes |
| Family: | Mullidae |
| Genus: | Parupeneus |
| Species: | P. multifasciatus
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| Parupeneus multifasciatus (Quoy & Gaimard, 1825)
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Parupeneus multifasciatus, the manybar goatfish, is a species of goatfish native to the eastern Indian Ocean Pacific Ocean where it is found from Christmas Island to the Hawaiian Islands and from southern Japan to Lord Howe Island. It is an inhabitant of coral reefs and can be found at depths of from 3 to 161 metres (9.8 to 528.2 ft). Males of this species can reach a length of 35 centimetres (14 in) TL while females only reach 17.9 centimetres (7.0 in) SL. This is a commercially important species as well as being sought after as a game fish. It can also be found in the aquarium trade.[2]
References
- ↑ Curtis-Quick, J. (2010). "Parupeneus multifasciatus (errata version published in 2017)". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2010: e.T154670A115220000. https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-4.RLTS.T154670A4602011.en. Retrieved 5 April 2020.
- ↑ Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2013). "Parupeneus multifasciatus" in FishBase. December 2013 version.
External links
- Photos of Manybar goatfish on Sealife Collection
Wikidata ☰ Q2180413 entry
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