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Pearly goatfish

Parupeneus margaritatus Randall & Guézé, 1984

Status not recordedbony fish

The pearly goatfish (Parupeneus margaritatus) is a species in the family Mullidae, order Mulliformes.

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Quick facts about the pearly goatfish

Weight
Not recorded
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
Not recorded
Young per litter or clutch
Not recorded
Conservation status
Not recorded
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the pearly goatfish live?

Not recorded

Is the pearly goatfish endangered?

No conservation assessment is recorded for this species in our sources. That is not the same as being safe: it has not been matched to an assessment.

How is the pearly goatfish classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classTeleostei
  4. orderMulliformes
  5. familyMullidae
  6. genusParupeneus
  7. SpeciesParupeneus margaritatus Randall & Guézé, 1984
Other names and names in other languages (4)
  • سمك الماعز اللؤلؤيArabic
  • parmice perlováCzech
  • Triglia perlataItalian
  • Trilha-pérolaPortuguese

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the pearly goatfish

Other species in the same genus Parupeneus.

Goatfish

Parupeneus cyclostomus

MullidaeNo free photo yet

Goatfish

Parupeneus barberinus

MullidaeNo free photo yet

Moano

Parupeneus multifasciatus

MullidaeNo free photo yet

Goatfish

Parupeneus barberinoides

MullidaeNo free photo yet

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Common questions

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What kind of animal is the pearly goatfish?

The pearly goatfish (Parupeneus margaritatus) belongs to the family Mullidae in the order Mulliformes.

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Data as of 2026-11-11. How this page is put together.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Pearly goatfish (Parupeneus margaritatus). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/pearly-goatfish

MLA

“Pearly goatfish (Parupeneus margaritatus).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/pearly-goatfish.

BibTeX
@misc{pearly_goatfish_2026,
  title = {Pearly goatfish (Parupeneus margaritatus)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/pearly-goatfish},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}