Blackspot goatfish
Parupeneus spilurus
- Usual depth5–90 m
- Water temperature18–29 °C
- Best monthsMarch and September
- How commonOccasional
About this species
Parupeneus spilurus, the blackspot goatfish, is a species of goatfish native to the western Pacific ocean, from Japan to Australia and New Zealand. An inhabitant of coral reefs, it can be found at depths of from 10 to 80 metres. This species can reach a length of 50 centimetres (20 in) TL. It is a commercially important species.
Text from the Wikipedia article “Black-spot 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: 12 records
- February: 20 records
- March: 89 records
- April: 21 records
- May: 37 records
- June: 39 records
- July: 10 records
- August: 17 records
- September: 78 records
- October: 6 records
- November: 15 records
- December: 30 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 5–90 m · Deepest record: 300 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 18–29 °C
Names and classification
- English
- Blackspot goatfish, Black-saddled Goatfish, Blacksaddle goatfish, blackspot goatfish, Black-spot Goat-fish, Black-spot Goatfish, Black-spotted Goatfish, Goat fish, Japanese Goatfish, Northern kahawai, One-spot goatfish, Red goatfish, Tailspot goatfish
Names in 6 more languages
- German
- Japanische Meerbarbe
- Filipino
- Yangutan
- French
- Rouget-barbet à bandes marron, rouget-barbet à tache noire, Rouget-barbet à tache noire
- Japanese
- Okinahimeji, オキナヒメジ
- Korean
- 두줄촉수
- Simplified Chinese
- 大型海緋鯉, 秋姑, 鬚哥, 點紋副緋鯉
Other scientific names: Papupeneus spilurus, Parupeneus signatus, Pseudupeneus jeffi, Upeneus signatus, Upeneus spilurus
Similar species
Banded GoatfishParupeneus multifasciatus
- Gold-saddle goatfish
Parupeneus cyclostomus
- Bighead goatfish
Parupeneus heptacantha
- 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).
- 3,355 open-data records from 1909 to 2023.
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