Manybar Goatfish
Parupeneus multifasciatus
A tropical reef fish with distinctive reddish bars across its white to pink body and long barbels used for foraging in sand and rubble. Popular in the aquarium trade but not typically targeted by anglers.
Manybar Goatfish at a glance
- Scientific name
- Parupeneus multifasciatus
- Typical size
- 6-10 inches, less than 1 lb
- Water
- Saltwater
- Habitat
- Reef
- Rarity in the Fishdex™
- Common
Habitat
Found in coral reefs and sandy areas of the Indo-Pacific, including Hawaiian waters. They use their barbels to probe for invertebrates in sand and crevices. Not commonly targeted by recreational anglers as they are small and more valued as aquarium specimens.
Catch one and it is yours
Log a manybar goatfish through the Cobia Camera and this entry fills in with your photo, your personal best, and the exact conditions on the day. The app also carries the slot and season rules for wherever you are standing.
How the Fishdex™ worksManybar Goatfish questions people ask
Manybar Goatfish is Parupeneus multifasciatus.
A typical manybar goatfish runs 6-10 inches, less than 1 lb. Cobia records the length and weight of every manybar goatfish you log and keeps your personal best on its Fishdex entry.
Found in coral reefs and sandy areas of the Indo-Pacific, including Hawaiian waters. They use their barbels to probe for invertebrates in sand and crevices. Not commonly targeted by recreational anglers as they are small and more valued as aquarium specimens. It is a salt water species, filed under reef in the Fishdex.
Yes. Log one through the Cobia Camera and this entry fills in with your own photo, your personal best, and the conditions on the day you caught it. The app also carries the slot limits and season dates for wherever you are standing. It is free.
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