Names and classification
- English
- Bighead goatfish, Blackspot goatfish, Cinnabar goatfish, Goatfish, Opalescent goatfish, redspot goatfish, Small-spot goatfish, Spotted golden goatfish
Names in 3 more languages
- German
- Rottupfen-Meerbarbe
- French
- Barbet à point rouge, Capucin à tache rouge, Capucin à tache rouge, Rouget-barbet cinnabare, rouget-barbet cinnabare
- Japanese
- Takasagohimeji, タカサゴヒメジ
Other scientific names: Parupenaeus cinnabarinus, Parupeneus cinnabarinus, Parupeneus heptacanthus, Parupeneus pleurospilos, Parupeneus pleurospilus, Parupeneus sp.1, Pseudupeneus heptacanthus, Pseudupeneus pleurospilos, Pseudupeneus pleurospilus, Pseudupeneus xanthopurpureus, Sciaena heptacantha, Upeneus cinnabarinus, Upeneus heptacanthus, Upeneus pleurospilos
Similar species
Banded GoatfishParupeneus multifasciatus
- Gold-saddle goatfish
Parupeneus cyclostomus
- Bicolor goatfish
Parupeneus barberinoides
- Dash-and-dot goatfish
Parupeneus barberinus
- 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).
- Conservation status as published by GBIF (IUCN Red List).
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