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 (33 to 262 ft). This species can reach a length of 50 centimetres (20 in) TL. It is a commercially important species.[2]
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| Aquarium, South West Rocks, NSW | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Perciformes |
| Family: | Mullidae |
| Genus: | Parupeneus |
| Species: | P. spilurus
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| Binomial name | |
| Parupeneus spilurus (Bleeker, 1854)
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References
edit- ^ Smith-Vaniz, W.F. & Williams, I. (2017) [errata version of 2016 assessment]. "Parupeneus spilurus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T69183023A115462187. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T69183023A69183797.en.
- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Parupeneus spilurus". FishBase. December 2013 version.
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