Doublebar goatfish
Parupeneus trifasciatus
- Usual depth4–12 m
- Water temperature24–30 °C
- Best monthsFebruary, March, and May
- How commonOccasional
About this species
Parupeneus trifasciatus, also called the doublebar goatfish, is a marine fish in the family Mullidae.
Text from the Wikipedia article “Parupeneus trifasciatus”, 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: 6 records
- February: 114 records
- March: 97 records
- April: 43 records
- May: 134 records
- June: 15 records
- July: 46 records
- August: 51 records
- September: 39 records
- October: 15 records
- November: 7 records
- December: 12 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 4–12 m · Deepest record: 42.5 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 24–30 °C
Names and classification
- English
- Doublebar goatfish, Indian Doublebar Goatfish, threebarred goatfish, Two-barred Goatfish, Twosaddle goatfish
Names in 4 more languages
- Filipino
- Manitis
- French
- Capucin manuel, Rouget-barbet double-tache, Rouget-barbet Double-tache, Rrouget-barbet à deux taches
- Japanese
- フタスジヒメジ
- Simplified Chinese
- 三带副绯鲤
Other scientific names: Mullus bifasciatus, Mullus trifasciatus, Parupenaeus bifasciatus, Parupeneus bifaciatus, Parupeneus bifasciatus, Pseudupeneus bifasciatus, Pseudupeneus trifasciatus, Upeneus bifasciatus, Upeneus trifasciatus
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).
- 1,148 open-data records from 1801 to 2023.
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