Parupeneus porphyreus | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Perciformes |
Family: | Mullidae |
Genus: | Parupeneus |
Species: | P. porphyreus
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Binomial name | |
Parupeneus porphyreus (Jenkins, 1903)
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Parupeneus porphyreus, also called whitesaddle goatfish or kūmū in Hawaiian, is endemic to Hawaii.[1] This species of goatfish used to be the most common goatfish in Hawaiʻi around 1960, but has declined in numbers since.[1]