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Red Sea Goatfishes
Parupeneus forsskali
Distribution: Endemic to the Red Sea. Habitat: Observed in bed or single foraging stirring the sandy bottom with their barbels. Description: The silver body is covered with a black line running from the mouth, eye covers and ends before the caudal fin. The tail is pale yellow, covered with a round black spot. Food: Feeds on invertebrates that live in the sand. |
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Taxonomic classification
| Phylum: | Chordata | Class: | Actinopterygii | Sub class: | Neopterygii | To print in "PDF" format | Order: | Perciformes | Sub order: | Percoidei | Family: | Mullidae |
| Genus: | Parupeneus | Species: | forsskali | Descriptor: | Fourmanoir et Guézé, 1976 |  |