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SULTAN IBRAHIM - سلطان ابراهيم - PEARLY GOATFISH 1KG

Name: SULTAN IBRAHIM - سلطان ابراهيم - PEARLY GOATFISH 1KG
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SULTAN IBRAHIM - سلطان ابراهيم - PEARLY GOATFISH 1KGSULTAN IBRAHIM PEARLY GOATFISH Environment Climate Range The Pearly Goatfish is a shallow water species, occurring in protected waters of bays and lagoons, on sandy substrates, in seagrass beds, and near coral areas. They feed on benthic invertebrates, particularly worms and crustaceans using their barbels, which possess chemosensory organs, in search of prey. Distribution Currently, this species is only known from the Arabian Gulf. Size Weight Age It

SULTAN IBRAHIM - سلطان ابراهيم - PEARLY GOATFISH

Environment / Climate / Range	The Pearly Goatfish is a shallow-water species, occurring in protected waters of bays and lagoons, on sandy substrates, in seagrass beds, and near coral areas. They feed on benthic invertebrates, particularly worms and crustaceans using their barbels, which possess chemosensory organs, in search of prey.
Distribution	Currently, this species is only known from the Arabian Gulf.
Size / Weight / Age	It commonly attains 23 cm, with a maximum length of 30 cm.
Short description	The body is moderately elongate and somewhat compressed, with a long snout, a relatively small and slightly ventral mouth, and a pair of long barbels on the chin. Goatfishes have two widely spaced dorsal fins. Head and body coloration is brownish to greenish grey dorsally, densely flecked with reddish brown, shading to white ventrally with numerous small reddish brown spots. A dark reddish brown to black mid-lateral body stripe extends from the tip of the snout to the caudal-fin base. All fins have dark reddish brown or black stripes, bars or blotches, and barbels are yellow or pale brown
Biology	In the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species, the Pearly Goatfish is classified as Least Concern (LC). It is caught by seines and marketed fresh.