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Goldsaddle Goatfish

Parupeneus cyclostomus

Easily confused with

Study checks a spoken answer against these, and tells you which one you named.

Where it is recorded

Records by month in Hawaii.January 191, February 161, March 195, April 120, May 94, June 90, July 130, August 94, September 108, October 127, November 134, December 187.
United States1,631
Hawaii339
Egypt23
Indonesia13
Red Sea Governorate12
South Sinai Governorate11
Australia10
Israel8
Southern District8
West Papua8

Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.

Traits

Physical

  • AquaticLives primarily in waterFrom its classification

Classification

KingdomAnimals · Animalia
PhylumChordates · Chordata
ClassRay-finned Fishes · Actinopterygii
OrderPipefishes and Allies · Syngnathiformes
FamilyGoatfishes · Mullidae
GenusParupeneus

Sources

Remember the name next time.

Practise Goldsaddle Goatfish with real photos from different observers. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.