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Family Mullidae

ASIAN PACIFIC

Parupeneus crassilabris



Palau, 10 feet


Subadult, Palau

Wakatobi, Indonesia

Juvenile, Beqa, Fiji
 

THICKLIPPED GOATFISH

Fairly common on coral reefs where it rests on the bottom and feeds during dawn and dusk.  Attains 10 inches.  Western Australia to Okinawa and Tonga.  Formerly known as Parupeneus bifasciatus.  Related to Parupeneus insularis and Parupeneus trifasciatus.