Goatfish

Dash-dot Goatfish (Parupeneus barberinus) foraging for small animals in coral reef sand flats.
Dash-dot Goatfish (Parupeneus barberinus) foraging for small animals in coral reef sand flats. Mullidae Perciformes single one alone lonely isolated individual spots spotted dot dots dotted spot speckled specks line lines lined stripe stripes striped patterns pattern band bands banded sand sandy sandflat seabed sea bed sea-bed seafloor sea-floor floor eat eating eater feed feeding feeder consume consuming devour devouring disturb disturbed disturbing dig digging digger excavate excavation excavating |Dash-dot Goatfish (Parupeneus barberinus)

Doublebar Goatfish (Parupeneus bifasciatus) engaged in territorial fight.
Doublebar Goatfish (Parupeneus bifasciatus) engaged in territorial fight. Mullidae Perciformes two pair couple together duo paired partner partners twin partnership fight fighting wrestle wrestling argue argument contest contesting contestants bite biting bitten vertical |Doublebar Goatfish (Parupeneus bifasciatus)

Dash-dot Goatfish (Parupeneus barberinus) foraging for small animals in coral reef sand flats.
Dash-dot Goatfish (Parupeneus barberinus) foraging for small animals in coral reef sand flats. Mullidae Perciformes single one alone lonely isolated individual spots spotted dot dots dotted spot speckled specks line lines lined stripe stripes striped patterns pattern band bands banded sand sandy sandflat seabed sea bed sea-bed seafloor sea-floor floor eat eating eater feed feeding feeder consume consuming devour devouring disturb disturbed disturbing dig digging digger excavate excavation excavating |Dash-dot Goatfish (Parupeneus barberinus)

Dash-dot Goatfish (Parupeneus barberinus) foraging for small animals in coral reef sand flats.
Dash-dot Goatfish (Parupeneus barberinus) foraging for small animals in coral reef sand flats. Mullidae Perciformes single one alone lonely isolated individual spots spotted dot dots dotted spot speckled specks line lines lined stripe stripes striped patterns pattern band bands banded sand sandy sandflat seabed sea bed sea-bed seafloor sea-floor floor eat eating eater feed feeding feeder consume consuming devour devouring disturb disturbed disturbing dig digging digger excavate excavation excavating |Dash-dot Goatfish (Parupeneus barberinus)

Dash-dot Goatfish (Parupeneus barberinus) using it's sensitive barbels to search for small animals in coral reef sand flats.
Dash-dot Goatfish (Parupeneus barberinus) using it's sensitive barbels to search for small animals in coral reef sand flats. Mullidae Perciformes single one alone lonely isolated individual spots spotted dot dots dotted spot speckled specks line lines lined stripe stripes striped patterns pattern band bands banded sand sandy sandflat seabed sea bed sea-bed seafloor sea-floor floor eat eating eater feed feeding feeder consume consuming devour devouring disturb disturbed disturbing dig digging digger excavate excavation excavating tassel tassell tasell tasells tassells tassels tassillated tasillated tassilated tasilated tassle tasslle tassilles tassles whiskers whiskered beard bearded beards whisker barbel barbell barbels barbells |Dash-dot Goatfish (Parupeneus barberinus)

Dash-dot Goatfish (Parupeneus barberinus) Profile showing the sensitive barbels used to search for small shells and crustaceans in coral reef sand flats.
Dash-dot Goatfish (Parupeneus barberinus) Profile showing the sensitive barbels used to search for small shells and crustaceans in coral reef sand flats. Mullidae Perciformes single one alone lonely isolated individual spots spotted dot dots dotted spot speckled specks line lines lined stripe stripes striped patterns pattern band bands banded sand sandy sandflat seabed sea bed sea-bed seafloor sea-floor floor eat eating eater feed feeding feeder consume consuming devour devouring disturb disturbed disturbing dig digging digger excavate excavation excavating tassel tassell tasell tasells tassells tassels tassillated tasillated tassilated tasilated tassle tasslle tassilles tassles whiskers whiskered beard bearded beards whisker barbel barbell barbels barbells |Dash-dot Goatfish (Parupeneus barberinus)

Dash-dot Goatfish (Parupeneus barberinus) and Blue Spotted Fantail Ray (Taeniura lymma) foraging for worms and small crustaceans in sandy sea bed.
Dash-dot Goatfish (Parupeneus barberinus) and Blue Spotted Fantail Ray (Taeniura lymma) foraging for worms and small crustaceans in sandy sea bed. Mullidae Perciformes two pair couple together duo paired partner partners twin partnership line lines lined stripe stripes striped patterns pattern band bands banded spots spotted dot dots dotted spot speckled specks filter filtering filtered seive seives seiving filters sift sifting sifter sifted seived eat eating eater feed feeding feeder consume consuming devour devouring search searching searched seek seeking forage foraging sense senses smell smelling scent detect detecting find finding ray rays elasmobranch elasmobranchs chondricthyan chondricthyans flat flatten flattened cartilage cartilagenous batoidae sting sting-ray stingray stingrays sting-rays dasyatidae dasyatiforme dasyatiform dasyatiformes |Dash-dot Goatfish (Parupeneus barberinus)

Dash-dot Goatfish (Parupeneus barberinus) feeding on coral reef slope with Pale Monocle Bream (Scolopsis affinis) waiting for scraps.
Dash-dot Goatfish (Parupeneus barberinus) feeding on coral reef slope with Pale Monocle Bream (Scolopsis affinis) waiting for scraps. Mullidae Perciformes two pair couple together duo paired partner partners twin partnership sand sandy sandflat seabed sea bed sea-bed seafloor sea-floor floor search searching searched seek seeking forage foraging sense senses smell smelling scent detect detecting find finding eat eating eater feed feeding feeder consume consuming devour devouring wait waiting scavange scavenge scavenging scavanging |Dash-dot Goatfish (Parupeneus barberinus)

Dash-dot Goatfish (Parupeneus barberinus) feeding on coral reef slope with Pale Monocle Bream (Scolopsis affinis) waiting for scraps.
Dash-dot Goatfish (Parupeneus barberinus) feeding on coral reef slope with Pale Monocle Bream (Scolopsis affinis) waiting for scraps. Mullidae Perciformes two pair couple together duo paired partner partners twin partnership sand sandy sandflat seabed sea bed sea-bed seafloor sea-floor floor search searching searched seek seeking forage foraging sense senses smell smelling scent detect detecting find finding eat eating eater feed feeding feeder consume consuming devour devouring wait waiting scavange scavenge scavenging scavanging |Dash-dot Goatfish (Parupeneus barberinus)

Doublebar Goatfish (Parupeneus trifasciatus) resting in coral ledge.
Doublebar Goatfish (Parupeneus trifasciatus) resting in coral ledge. Mullidae Perciformes single one alone lonely isolated individual line lines lined stripe stripes striped patterns pattern band bands banded curious curiousity curios curiosity look looking inspect inspecting gaze gazing inquisitive inquiring enquiring interested questioning nosy prying sad glum unhappy grim depress depressed depressing cry crying grumpy |Doublebar Goatfish (Parupeneus trifasciatus)

Goldsaddle Goatfish (Parupeneus cyclostomus) Yellow colour variation.
Goldsaddle Goatfish (Parupeneus cyclostomus) Yellow colour variation. Mullidae Perciformes single one alone lonely isolated individual colour color colourful colorful vibrant vibrent vibrint gold golden yellow profile tassel tassell tasell tasells tassells tassels tassillated tasillated tassilated tasilated tassle tasslle tassilles tassles whiskers whiskered beard bearded beards whisker barbel barbell barbels barbells descent desend descend decend decending descending dive diving drop dropping diagonal |Goldsaddle Goatfish (Parupeneus cyclostomus)

Pearly Goatfish (Parupeneus margaritatus) using it's sensitive barbels while looking in sand for worms and small invertebrates.
Pearly Goatfish (Parupeneus margaritatus) digging in sand for worms and small invertebrates. Mullidae Perciformes single one alone lonely isolated individual line lines lined stripe stripes striped patterns pattern band bands banded search searching searched seek seeking forage foraging sense senses smell smelling scent detect detecting find finding sand sandy sandflat seabed sea bed sea-bed seafloor sea-floor floor |Pearly Goatfish (Parupeneus margaritatus)

Pearly Goatfish (Parupeneus margaritatus) using it's sensitive barbels while looking in sand for worms and small invertebrates.
Pearly Goatfish (Parupeneus margaritatus) using it's sensitive barbels while looking in sand for worms and small invertebrates. Mullidae Perciformes Redstriped Goatfish (Parupeneus rubescens) digging in sand for worms and small invertebrates. Mullidae Perciformes single one alone lonely isolated individual line lines lined stripe stripes striped patterns pattern band bands banded search searching searched seek seeking forage foraging sense senses smell smelling scent detect detecting find finding sand sandy sandflat seabed sea bed sea-bed seafloor sea-floor floor tassel tassell tasell tasells tassells tassels tassillated tasillated tassilated tasilated tassle tasslle tassilles tassles whiskers whiskered beard bearded beards whisker barbel barbell barbels barbells |Pearly Goatfish (Parupeneus margaritatus)

Pearly Goatfish (Parupeneus margaritatus) showing sleeping colour variation.
Pearly Goatfish (Parupeneus margaritatus) showing sleeping colour variation. Mullidae Perciformes tassel tassell tasell tasells tassells tassels tassillated tasillated tassilated tasilated tassle tasslle tassilles tassles whiskers whiskered beard bearded beards whisker barbel barbell barbels barbells sleep sleeping asleep dream dreaming dreamy snooze snoozing rest resting rested slumber relax relaxing relaxed |Pearly Goatfish (Parupeneus margaritatus)

Pearly Goatfish (Parupeneus margaritatus) showing sleeping colour variation.
Pearly Goatfish (Parupeneus margaritatus) showing sleeping colour variation. Mullidae Perciformes sleep sleeping asleep dream dreaming dreamy snooze snoozing rest resting rested slumber relax relaxing relaxed single one alone lonely isolated individual tassel tassell tasell tasells tassells tassels tassillated tasillated tassilated tasilated tassle tasslle tassilles tassles whiskers whiskered beard bearded beards whisker barbel barbell barbels barbells |Pearly Goatfish (Parupeneus margaritatus)

Manybar Goatfish (Parupeneus multifasciatus) being cleaned by Goldlined Coris (Coris aurilineata)
Manybar Goatfish (Parupeneus multifasciatus) being cleaned by Goldlined Coris (Coris aurilineata) Mullidae Perciformes single one alone lonely isolated individual two pair couple together duo paired partner partners twin partnership line lines lined stripe stripes striped patterns pattern band bands banded clean cleaning cleaner pick picking peck pecking remove removing |Manybar Goatfish (Parupeneus multifasciatus)