MULLIDAE


Parupeneus indicus, 144 mm SL

Parupeneus indicus (Shaw, 1803)
Indian goatfish

D VIII-9; A I,6; P1 15-17; LLp 27-28

No teeth on vomer and palatine; single row of large teeth on jaws; 3 scale rows between dorsal fins; a large round blackish spot (not forming a saddle) on side of caudal peduncle; a large ovoid yellow spot located on middle of lateral line. Indo-West Pacific.

Langit-langit mulut tidak terdapat gigi vomer dan gigi palatine; 1 deret gigi berukuran besar di rahang: 3 deret sisik antara kedua sirip punggung; sebuah bercak bundar kehitaman di batang ekor; sebuah bercak bulat panjang kuning di bagian tengah. Indo-Pasifik Barat.