Sidespot goatfish

About this species

Parupeneus pleurostigma, commonly known as the sidespot goatfish and round-spot goatfish, is a marine fish belonging to the family Mullidae.

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Where and when

Where it has been recorded

Worldwide

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Best months

Worldwide (open data)

January: 59 records
February: 134 records
March: 283 records
April: 194 records
May: 89 records
June: 162 records
July: 240 records
August: 492 records
September: 697 records
October: 353 records
November: 81 records
December: 59 records

Depth and water temperature

Depth

Mostly recorded at 5–26 m · Deepest record: 505 m

0–10 m: 586 records
10–20 m: 953 records
20–30 m: 644 records
30–40 m: 61 records
40–50 m: 9 records
50–60 m: 13 records
60–70 m: 6 records
70–80 m: 6 records
80–90 m: 8 records
90–100 m: 4 records
100–110 m: 0 records
110+ m: 4 records

Water temperature

Recorded in surface water of 23–30 °C

22–24 °C: 41 records
24–26 °C: 511 records
26–28 °C: 118 records
28–30 °C: 66 records

Photos

(c) Valentin Moser, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
(c) Henrik Kibak, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
(c) Debra Baker, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
(c) Tim, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
(c) Robin White, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
(c) Antoine MARNAT, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
(c) Georgina Jones, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA) · CC BY-SA · iNaturalist

Names and classification

English: Sidespot goatfish, blackspot goatfish, Goatfish, Round-spot goatfish, Sidedpot goatfish, sidespot goatfish, Spotted goatfish, Whitespot goatfish

Names in 4 more languages

Filipino: Yangutan
French: Barbet à tache noire, Capucin barbet pastille, Capucin barbet pastille, Rouget-barbet pastille, Poisson-chèvre à tache latérale, Rouget-barbet pastille
Japanese: Ryukyuhimeji, リュウキュウヒメジ
Simplified Chinese: 秋姑, 鬚哥, 黑斑副緋鯉, 黑斑副緋鯉（黑斑海緋鯉）, 黑斑副绯鲤, 黑斑海緋鯉

Other scientific names: Parupenaeus pleurostigma, Parupeneus brandesii, Parupeneus pelurostigma, Pseudupeneus brandesii, Pseudupeneus pleurostigma, Upeneus brandesii, Upeneus pleurostigma

Similar species

Gold-saddle goatfish
Parupeneus cyclostomus
Bighead goatfish
Parupeneus heptacantha
Banded Goatfish
Parupeneus multifasciatus
Bicolor goatfish
Parupeneus barberinoides
Dash-and-dot goatfish
Parupeneus barberinus
Double-banded Goatfish
Parupeneus crassilabris

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).
3,257 open-data records from 1831 to 2023.
Species data updated October 30, 2026.