---
title: "Dot-and-dash Goatfish"
description: "Parupeneus barberinus — Peixes. The dash-and-dot goatfish (Parupeneus barberinus) is a species of goatfish native to the Indian and Pacific oceans."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/pt/animal/dot-and-dash-goatfish
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Dot-and-dash Goatfish

> Parupeneus barberinus — Peixes. The dash-and-dot goatfish (Parupeneus barberinus) is a species of goatfish native to the Indian and Pacific oceans.

- Scientific name: *Parupeneus barberinus*
- Category: `fish` (Peixes)
- Habitats: `sea` (Mar e costa)
- iNaturalist observations: 2162
- Wikidata: [Q2199433](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2199433)
- iNaturalist taxon: [196838](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/196838)

## Names

- en: Dot-and-dash Goatfish
- de: Strichpunkt-Meerbarbe
- fr: Rouget barberin

## Countries with the most observations

ID (331), MV (179), FJ (165), AU (141), PH (139), NC (96), PF (80), VU (46), MY (41), PW (34), SC (32), GU (28)

## Summary

The dash-and-dot goatfish (Parupeneus barberinus) is a species of goatfish native to the Indian and Pacific oceans.

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

## Photo

![Dot-and-dash Goatfish](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/dot-and-dash-goatfish/medium.jpg)

Photo: Jean-Paul Boerekamps · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/142053731

## Machine access

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