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Black-spot Goatfish

Parupeneus spilurus

Bislamamustasfis— names this kind of animal, not this species alone

Black-spot Goatfish — photo 1 of 3
Photo 1 of 3 · Richard Ling (CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons) · CC BY-SA 2.0 · via Wikimedia Commons
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Habitat
Sand & rubble
Max size
50 cm
Depth
10-80 m
Family
Mullidae

Parupeneus spilurus, the blackspot goatfish, is a species of goatfish native to the western Pacific ocean, from Japan to Australia and New Zealand. An inhabitant of coral reefs, it can be found at depths of from 10 to 80 metres. This species can reach a length of 50 centimetres (20 in) TL. It is a commercially important species.

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