Saltwater
Goldsaddle goatfish
Parupeneus cyclostomus
Mullidae
Facts
Characteristics
- Length
- Up to 50 cm
- Body shape
- Streamlined
Care
- Group
- Missing
- Smallest aquarium
- 2,657 liters
- Diet
- Missing
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Behavior
Water values
Smallest tank
Range
Native
Lives wild in American Samoa, Australia, Brunei, China, Christmas Island, Cocos (Keeling) Islands, Cook Islands, Djibouti, and 52 more countries.
More about the species
Description
Found on coral, rocky, or rubble bottoms of reef flats, lagoons, and seaward reefs. Benthopelagic. Juveniles form schools, adults usually solitary. Feed primarily on small fishes, crustaceans, peanut worms, shrimps, crabs, octopi, and small gastropods during the day. Minimum depth reported taken from Ref. 128797.
Other names
Other scientific names
- Mullus chryserydros
- Mullus cyclostomus
- Mullus microps
- Mullus radiatus
- Parapeneus luteus
- Parupenaeus cyclostomus
In other languages
- Guldsaddelmulle
- Kultamullo
- Blue goatfish, Blue kumu, Bright goatfish, Bright-saddled goatfish, Goatfish, Gold-saddle goatfish, Gold-saddled goatfish, Golden goldband goatfish, Red mullet, Surmullet, Yellow goatfish, Yellow saddle goatfish, Yellow-saddle goatfish, Yellowsaddle goatfish, Yellowsaddled goatfish
Articles
All articles
How to add new fish4 min read
From the store to the tank: how to get the fish used to your water, why you should add only a few at a time, and what to watch for in the first few days.
Quarantine for new fish3 min read
Why new fish should live in a tank of their own for a few weeks before they move in, what you need, and what to look for.
From freshwater to saltwater3 min read
What is different in a saltwater aquarium: salt, refractometer, live rock and corals. An introduction for anyone thinking of giving it a try.