Скачать или смотреть Dot and dash Goatfish - Parupeneus barberinus

Type: fish

Location: QLD, NSW, NT, WA

Family: goatfishes

Name: Dot-and-dash Goatfish

Scientific Name: Parupeneus barberinus (Lacépède, 1801)

Other Names: Half and Half Goatfish, Spotted Golden Goatfish

Description: The dot-and-dash goatfish (Parupeneus barberinus) is typically white with a yellow horizontal stripe across the back and a black stripe below. A distinctive large black dot is present just before the tail. Deeper-dwelling individuals may exhibit a red-and-white splotched colouration. This species inhabits large sand patches, often found in groups or alone, and in sand and rubble areas of reef flats, lagoons, and seaward reefs.

Size: length 60 cm (maximum)

Diet: crustaceans, worms