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Doublebar goatfish
Parupeneus trifasciatus
Valid name (FishBase; confirmed in Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes and WoRMS, October 2026).
- English
- Doublebar goatfish
- Scientific
- Parupeneus trifasciatus
- Dhivehi
- Galhi kalhu-oh
- Group
- Reef fish
- Family
- Mullidae (goatfishes)
- Maximum size
- Up to about 35 cm (total length); commonly 27 cm; max. published weight 6560 g
- Depth and habitat
- Coral reefs and reef-associated habitats, recorded from 0 to 80 m
- IUCN status
- LC · Least ConcernLeast Concern (LC), assessed 2019
Description
A goatfish with two broad dark saddles on the back separated by pale areas, reaching about 35 cm. It lives around high-relief coral and rock and feeds on crustaceans by day and fish at night.
In the Maldives
FishBase (Maldives) gives galhi kalhu-oh.
Sources
- fishbase.se /summary/Parupeneus-trifasciatus.html
- fishbase.se /comnames/CommonNamesList.php?ID=5988&GenusName=Parupeneus&SpeciesName
- commons.wikimedia.org /wiki/File:Múlido_(Parupeneus_trifasciatus),_Zanzíbar,_Tanzania,_2024-
Dhivehi name source: FishBase common names (country: Maldives) give 'Galhi kalhu-oh' (Latin script). FishBase also lists 'Galikaluoh' under India (Minicoy/Lakshadweep Mahl dialect); not used. FLAG: single source.