Rosy Goatfish

Parupeneus chrysopleuron

Fish
IUCN: Least concern

Usual depth29–107 m
Water temperature20–28 °C
Best monthsSeptember and October
How commonOccasional

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Photo credit: (c) Belinda Forbes, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist

Where and when

Where it has been recorded

Worldwide

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Best months

Worldwide (open data)

January: 22 records
February: 15 records
March: 15 records
April: 18 records
May: 3 records
June: 8 records
July: 1 records
August: 29 records
September: 77 records
October: 57 records
November: 26 records
December: 33 records

Depth and water temperature

Depth

Mostly recorded at 29–107 m · Deepest record: 3,162 m

0–10 m: 2 records
10–20 m: 1 records
20–30 m: 24 records
30–40 m: 50 records
40–50 m: 51 records
50–60 m: 30 records
60–70 m: 17 records
70–80 m: 12 records
80–90 m: 20 records
90–100 m: 12 records
100–110 m: 13 records
110+ m: 24 records

Water temperature

Recorded in surface water of 20–28 °C

20–22 °C: 6 records
22–24 °C: 8 records
24–26 °C: 38 records
26–28 °C: 224 records
28–30 °C: 5 records

Photos

Names and classification

English: Rosy Goatfish, Yellow-banded Goatfish, Yellowband Goatfish, Yellow-striped Goatfish, Yellowstriped Goatfish

Names in 3 more languages

Filipino: Bisugo, Dalagang bukid, Manitis, Salmonito, Salmunete, Saramulyeteng hato, Saramulyeteng hulik, Saramulyeteng tagisi, Tuyo
Japanese: Umihigoi, ウミヒゴイ
Simplified Chinese: 秋姑, 紅帶海緋鯉, 鬚哥, 黃帶副緋鯉, 黄带副绯鲤

Other scientific names: Mullus chrysopleuron, Mullus dubius, Parupeneus dubius, Pseudupeneus chrysopleuron

Similar species

Gold-saddle goatfish
Parupeneus cyclostomus
Bighead goatfish
Parupeneus heptacantha
Doublebar goatfish
Parupeneus insularis
Banded Goatfish
Parupeneus multifasciatus
Bicolor goatfish
Parupeneus barberinoides
Dash-and-dot goatfish
Parupeneus barberinus

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.
Conservation status as published by GBIF (IUCN Red List).
365 open-data records from 1975 to 2022.
Species data updated November 5, 2026.

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