---
title: "Blacksaddle Goatfish"
description: "Parupeneus spilurus — Fish. Parupeneus spilurus, the blackspot goatfish, is a species of goatfish native to the western Pacific ocean, from Japan to Australia and New Zealand."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/animal/blacksaddle-goatfish
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Blacksaddle Goatfish

> Parupeneus spilurus — Fish. Parupeneus spilurus, the blackspot goatfish, is a species of goatfish native to the western Pacific ocean, from Japan to Australia and New Zealand.

- Scientific name: *Parupeneus spilurus*
- Category: `fish` (Fish)
- Habitats: `sea` (Sea & coast)
- iNaturalist observations: 2611
- Wikidata: [Q2017217](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2017217)
- iNaturalist taxon: [132377](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/132377)

## Names

- en: Blacksaddle Goatfish
- de: Japanische Meerbarbe
- fr: Rouget-barbet à bandes marron

## Countries with the most observations

AU (2389), NZ (39), NF (25), JP (18), NC (6), ID (3)

## Summary

Parupeneus spilurus, the blackspot goatfish, is a species of goatfish native to the western Pacific ocean, from Japan to Australia and New Zealand.  An inhabitant of coral reefs, it can be found at depths of from 10 to 80 metres (33 to 262 ft).  This species can reach a length of 50 centimetres (20 in) TL.  It is a commercially important species.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black-spot_goatfish

## Photo

![Blacksaddle Goatfish](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/blacksaddle-goatfish/medium.jpg)

Photo: bitsandbugs · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/337208208

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/blacksaddle-goatfish?lang=en` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).