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title: "Goldsaddle Goatfish"
description: "Parupeneus cyclostomus — Fish. Parupeneus cyclostomus, commonly known as the yellow-saddle goatfish, blue goatfish or bright goatfish, is one of 66 currently known species of goatfish."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/animal/goldsaddle-goatfish
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Goldsaddle Goatfish

> Parupeneus cyclostomus — Fish. Parupeneus cyclostomus, commonly known as the yellow-saddle goatfish, blue goatfish or bright goatfish, is one of 66 currently known species of goatfish.

- Scientific name: *Parupeneus cyclostomus*
- Category: `fish` (Fish)
- Habitats: `sea` (Sea & coast)
- iNaturalist observations: 1884
- Wikidata: [Q478676](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q478676)
- iNaturalist taxon: [122514](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/122514)

## Names

- en: Goldsaddle Goatfish
- de: Gelbe Meerbarbe
- fr: Rouget-barbet doré
- nl: Citroenbarbeel

## Countries with the most observations

US (353), EG (267), ID (90), NC (88), FJ (86), MV (72), AU (68), PF (39), IL (33), PH (22), GU (21), SA (20)

## Summary

Parupeneus cyclostomus, commonly known as the yellow-saddle goatfish, blue goatfish or bright goatfish, is one of 66 currently known species of goatfish. The characteristic yellow patch, or saddle, located on the upper part of the fish's caudal peduncle, gives the yellow-saddle goatfish their common name. Different life stages of this fish may be found at varying depths, however, most yellow-saddle goatfish remain at around 20 metres (70 ft) of depth or in coastal regions with reefs. They can be found in isolation or small schools, and often rely on each other for hunting purposes. Native to the Indo-Pacific, this…

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

## Photo

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

Photo: Jean-Paul Boerekamps · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/137517749

## Machine access

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