page_title: Dash-and-dot goatfish
section_title: Description
hierarchical_section_title: Dash-and-dot goatfish / Description
caption_attribution_description: Parupeneus sp. (probably Parupeneus barberinus)
context_page_description: The dash-and-dot goatfish is a species of goatfish native to the Indian and Pacific oceans.
context_section_description: The dash-and-dot goatfish has the twin chin barbels typical of goatfishes. 
  The body color is white with a black to dark brown stripe (dash) reaching from the upper lip through the eye and along the body, followed by a black spot (dot) at the base of the caudal fin. Above the stripe, the body has a yellowish tint. Dash-and-dot goatfish from deeper water will usually have red stripes and spots. They can reach a maximum length of 60 cm, making them the largest of the family Mullidae.
caption: Red variation of dash-and-dot goatfish are found in deeper waters
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