Fishes of Hawai'i
Family Mullidae - goatfishes
Parupeneus bifasciatus - Doublebar goatfish -
Munu  |
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| Description: two dark vertical bars, one under each
dorsal; barbles under mouth |
| Size: to 33 cm |
| Habitat: swims close to the bottom, can be in very
shallow waters, feeds mostly at night |
| Diet: carnivore: crabs, shrimps and other crustaceans, as
well as, fishes and polychaetes |
| Parupeneus multifasciatus - Manybar goatfish -
Moano |
|
| Description: vertical black bar between the two
dorsal fins,
many blackish vertical bars |
| Size: to 28 cm in males |
| Habitat: found near bottom, usually shallow areas but can
range to 450 feet |
| Diet: carnivore: primarily shrimps, crabs, fishes, fish
eggs |
| Mulloidichthys flavolineatus - Yellowstripe goatfish -
Weke |
|
| Description: thin whitish fish with yellow horizontal
stripe with black spot under 1st dorsal |
| Size: to 40 cm; usually smaller |
| Habitat: can school, but usually found in pairs; found
hovering over the bottom or feeding in the sand |
| Diet: carnivore: small crabs, shrimps, worms, gastropods,
fishes, urchins. |
| Mulloidichthys vanicolensis - Yellowfin goatfish - Weke |
|
| Description: thin white fish with yellow horizontal
stripe without black spot under dorsal fin |
| Size: to 37 cm |
| Habitat: aggregates by day, but usually solitary at night
while feeding; can be found in deeper waters |
| Diet: carnivore: small crustaceans, echinoderms,
mollusks, fishes and worms |
|
Parupeneus
porphyreus - Whitesaddle goatfish - Kümü 
