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Indian goatfish
Parupeneus indicus
Valid name (FishBase; confirmed in Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes and WoRMS, October 2026).
- English
- Indian goatfish
- Scientific
- Parupeneus indicus
- Dhivehi
- No recorded Dhivehi name
- Group
- Reef fish
- Family
- Mullidae (goatfishes)
- Maximum size
- Up to about 45 cm (total length); commonly 35 cm
- Depth and habitat
- Coral reefs and reef-associated habitats, recorded from 10 to 30 m; also enters brackish water
- IUCN status
- LC · Least ConcernLeast Concern (LC), assessed 2015
Description
A goatfish, greenish brown to reddish brown above, with a yellow blotch on the side and a dark spot on the tail base, reaching about 45 cm. It lives over sand and seagrass in lagoons.
Sources
- fishbase.se /summary/Parupeneus-indicus.html
- commons.wikimedia.org /wiki/File:Indian_goatfish_Parupeneus_indicus_(5846792237).jpg
Dhivehi name source: No Dhivehi name found in MRS 1997 (available chapters), FishBase (country: Maldives) or Dhivehi Wikipedia.