Goatfish i.d.

Took several of this in N.Bali in May. It looks the right deep-set shape for Parupeneus multifasciatus and P.bifasciatus but the colour is wrong. I know goatfish generally change colour when resting as this one was so perhaps it is one or the other.

Can anybody help please?

The eye colour, pattern and shape look very similar to P. bifasciatus in Reef Fish ID (Allen, Steene, Humann and DeLoach); I think the bars are faded (was this a night dive?)

Cheers,

Marli

Thanks Marli

It was actually a day dive with full sun as I recall it - and fairly shallow - about 12m.

I have another shot with just a hint of a bar running down from the rear of the second dorsal fin to the the ventral area.

I agree with Marli and think it is a P. bifasciatus.