Yellowsaddle goatfish - Parupeneus cyclostomus (Lat). This goatfish grows to 50 cm, inhabits coral reef slopes, lagoons. Coloration highly variable - bright yellow, blue. Tireless predator, it hunts on small bottom dwellers, using long barbels to find a prey in the sand or coral rubbles. Depth 3-90 m, usially 10-30 m
Habitat:
Red Sea, Indo-Pacific - Maldives, Indonesia, Thailand, Malaysia, Philippines
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Photo Author - Andrey Ryanskiy
