Whitesaddle Goatfish, Parupeneus ciliatus

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Updated 2/27/2024

Family Mullidae

INDO-WEST PACIFIC

Parupeneus ciliatus

Paradise Taveuni, Fiji, 80 feet
Hachijojima, Japan, 30 feet

WHITESADDLE GOATFISH

Uncommon among caverns and shelter on rocky reefs in shallow water. Attains 15 inches. East Africa to Japan and Pitcairn Island. Replaced by Parupeneus porphyreus in Hawaii.