Yellow goatfish
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The yellow goatfish also known as yellowsaddle or goldsaddle goatfish (Parupeneus cyclostomus), is a white to pale pink fish
with a yellow stripe from the eye
to the caudal peduncle.
y barbels
("whiskers") protruding from their chins to rifle through the sediments in search of a meal. May grow up to 39 centimetres (15.4 in) in length. They usually feed off of smaller fish, hunting in a school during the day, and alone at night.
, in the Gulf of Mexico
, the Caribbean Sea
, and around Cape Verde
.
They are not eaten.
Fish
Fish are a paraphyletic group of organisms that consist of all gill-bearing aquatic vertebrate animals that lack limbs with digits. Included in this definition are the living hagfish, lampreys, and cartilaginous and bony fish, as well as various extinct related groups...
with a yellow stripe from the eye
Eye
Eyes are organs that detect light and convert it into electro-chemical impulses in neurons. The simplest photoreceptors in conscious vision connect light to movement...
to the caudal peduncle.
Description
Yellow goatfish are tireless benthic feeders, using a pair of long chemosensorChemosensor
A chemoreceptor, also known as chemosensor, is a sensory receptor that transduces a chemical signal into an action potential. In more general terms, a chemosensor detects certain chemical stimuli in the environment.- Classes :...
y barbels
Barbel (anatomy)
A barbel on a fish is a slender, whiskerlike tactile organ near the mouth. Fish that have barbels include the catfish, the carp, the goatfish, sturgeon, the zebrafish and some species of shark...
("whiskers") protruding from their chins to rifle through the sediments in search of a meal. May grow up to 39 centimetres (15.4 in) in length. They usually feed off of smaller fish, hunting in a school during the day, and alone at night.
Distribution
Tropical waters of the Atlantic. The Yellow Goatfish can be found in the tropical waters around the United StatesUnited States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
, in the Gulf of Mexico
Gulf of Mexico
The Gulf of Mexico is a partially landlocked ocean basin largely surrounded by the North American continent and the island of Cuba. It is bounded on the northeast, north and northwest by the Gulf Coast of the United States, on the southwest and south by Mexico, and on the southeast by Cuba. In...
, the Caribbean Sea
Caribbean Sea
The Caribbean Sea is a sea of the Atlantic Ocean located in the tropics of the Western hemisphere. It is bounded by Mexico and Central America to the west and southwest, to the north by the Greater Antilles, and to the east by the Lesser Antilles....
, and around Cape Verde
Cape Verde
The Republic of Cape Verde is an island country, spanning an archipelago of 10 islands located in the central Atlantic Ocean, 570 kilometres off the coast of Western Africa...
.
They are not eaten.