# Salmonete amarillo (Parupeneus cyclostomus), mar Rojo, Egipto, 2023-04-14, DD 45

- By: Diego Delso
- Date: 2023-04-14
- Classification: Photograph
- Museum: [Wikimedia Commons](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Salmonete_amarillo_(Parupeneus_cyclostomus),_mar_Rojo,_Egipto,_2023-04-14,_DD_45.jpg)
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Gold-saddle goatfish (Parupeneus cyclostomus), Red Sea, Egypt. This goatfish can reach 50 centimetres (20 in) in total length but most do no exceed 35 centimetres (14 in). It occurs solitarily or in groups, in all areas of the coral reefs and detrital bottom area from 1 to 95 metres (3 ft 3 in to 311 ft 8 in) deep. 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 Hawaiian Islands, and the Ryukyu Islands. 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 aquarium trade.