Dash-and-dot goatfish
Parupeneus barberinus
- Usual depth2–30 m
- Water temperature22–30 °C
- Best monthsApril, July, and October
- How commonOccasional
About this species
The dash-and-dot goatfish is a species of goatfish native to the Indian and Pacific oceans.
Text from the Wikipedia article “Dash-and-dot goatfish”, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Read the article
Where and when
Where it has been recorded
Worldwide
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Best months
Worldwide (open data)
- January: 52 records
- February: 100 records
- March: 144 records
- April: 170 records
- May: 107 records
- June: 122 records
- July: 225 records
- August: 128 records
- September: 111 records
- October: 167 records
- November: 54 records
- December: 42 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 2–30 m · Deepest record: 290 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 22–30 °C
Names and classification
- English
- Dash-and-dot goatfish, dash-and-dot goatfish, Dash-dot goatfish, Dot-and-dash goatfish, Dot And Dash Goat-fish, Dot-dash Goatfish, Dash-and-dot goatfish, goatfish, Half and half goatfish, Spotted golden goatfish
Names in 5 more languages
- German
- Rote Meerbarbe, Strichpunkt-Meerbarbe
- Filipino
- Bisugo, Dalagang bukid, Kapon, Saging saging, Salmonito, Salmunete, Saramulyeteng hato, Saramulyeteng hulik, Saramulyeteng tagisi, Tuyo, Yangutan
- French
- Barberin, Barberin, Barbet rayé, Barbet rayé, Barbillon rayé, Capucin barberin, Capucin barberin, Rouget-barbet barberin, Poisson-chèvre à bande noire, Rouget barberin, Rouget-barbet barberin
- Japanese
- Osujihimeji, Ôsuji-himeji, オオスジヒメジ
- Simplified Chinese
- 單帶海緋鯉, 大條, 條斑副緋鯉, 秋姑, 鬚哥
Other scientific names: Mullus barberinus, Parupenaeus barberinus, Parupeneus barbinus, Parupeneus berberinus, Pseudopeneus barberinus, Pseudupeneus barberinus
Similar species
Banded GoatfishParupeneus multifasciatus
- Gold-saddle goatfish
Parupeneus cyclostomus
- Bighead goatfish
Parupeneus heptacantha
- Bicolor goatfish
Parupeneus barberinoides
- Double-banded Goatfish
Parupeneus crassilabris
- Forsskal's goatfish
Parupeneus forsskali
Sources and credits
Names and taxonomy: WoRMS (CC BY 4.0) and the GBIF Backbone (CC BY 4.0). Photos: iNaturalist observers, each under the licence shown (CC0, CC BY or CC BY-SA).
- Depth, temperature, months and maps: records from OBIS and GBIF under CC0 or CC BY.
- Descriptions: Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA, each linked to its article.
- Conservation status as published by GBIF (IUCN Red List).
- 3,250 open-data records from 1801 to 2023.
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