''Parupeneus cyclostomus'', the gold-saddle goatfish, blue goatfish or yellowsaddle goatfish, is a species of goatfish native to the Indo-Pacific. It is a commercially important species, as well as being sought out as a game fish, though it has been reported as carrying the ciguatera toxin. It can also be found in the

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trade.

Description

This fish is usually colored yellow with a bluish sheen to the dorsal part, but with a golden yellow variant.Siliotti, A. (2002) ''fishes of the red sea'' Verona, Geodia It can reach in total length, though most do not exceed .

Habitat and distribution

It occurs solitarily or in groups, in all areas of the coral reefs and detrital bottom area from 1 to 95 m deep.Lieske, E. and Myers, R.F. (2004) ''Coral reef guide; Red Sea'' London, HarperCollins It uses its barbels to probe holes and force out prey. It is found in the Indo-Pacific from the Red Sea to South Africa, the

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, and the Ryukyu Islands.

Synonyms

Several other names have been applied to this species that have been subsequently determined to be junior synonyms: * ''Mullus cyclostomus'' Lacépède, 1801 * ''Pseudupeneus cyclostomus'' (Lacépède, 1801) * ''Mullus chryserydros'' Lacépède, 1801 * ''Parupeneus chryserydros'' (Lacépède, 1801) * ''Mullus radiatus'' G. Shaw, 1803 * ''Upeneus immaculatus'' E. T. Bennett, 1831 * ''Upeneus luteus'' Valenciennes, 1831 * ''Parupeneus luteus'' (Valenciennes, 1831) * ''Upeneus oxycephalus'' Bleeker, 1856 * ''Upeneus chryserythrus'' Günther, 1873 * ''Parupeneus xanthospilurus'' Bleeker, 1875 * ''Mullus microps'' Bliss, 1883 * ''Upeneus saffordi'' Seale, 1901 * ''Pseudupeneus aurantiacus'' Seale, 1906 Image:Parupeneus cyclostomos.jpg, Yellow variant, Gulf of Aqaba, Red Sea

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* * * {{Taxonbar, from=Q478676 cyclostomus Marine fauna of East Africa Fish of the Red Sea Fish of Hawaii Fish described in 1801