Family : Mullidae (Goatfishes)
Order : Perciformes  (perch-likes)
Class : Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes)
Fishbase Name : Goldsaddle goatfish
Fish Name : Parupeneus cyclostomus
Max size : 50.0 cm TL (male/unsexed; Ref. 30573); max. published weight: 2,265 g (Ref. 4887)
Environment : reef-associated; non-migratory ; depth range 8 - 100 m
Climate : tropical; 30°N - 30°S
Global Importance : fisheries: commercial; aquarium: commercial
Resilience: Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (Preliminary K or Fecundity.)Distribution : Indo-Pacific: Red Sea south to Durban, South Africa (Ref. 5405) and east to the Hawaiian, Line, Marquesan, and Tuamoto islands, north to the Ryukyu Islands, south to New Caledonia and Rapa.
Diagnosis : Dorsal spines (total): 8-8; Dorsal soft rays (total): 9-9; Anal spines: 1-1; Anal soft rays: 7-7.
Biology : Found on coral (Ref. 58652), rocky, or rubble bottoms of reef flats, lagoons, and seaward reefs (Ref. 3921). Benthopelagic (Ref. 58302). Juveniles form schools, adults usually solitary. Feed primarily on small fishes, crustaceans, peanut worms, shrimps, crabs, octopi, and small gastropods during the day (Ref. 3921). Minimum depth reported taken from Ref. 30874
Threatened : Dangerous:  
Dangerous : reports of ciguatera poisoning , Halstead, B.W., P.S. Auerbach and D.R. Campbell. 1990
Coordinator : Randall, John E.
Main Ref : Randall, J.E.. 2004. (Ref. 54393)

India country information
Common Names : മഞ്ഞള് മണക്കം, മഞ്ഞല് മണക്കം, മഞ്ഞല് മണക്കം , Manjalmanakkam
Status : native
Salinity : marine
Uses : no uses