Rosy Goatfish
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An illustration based on the real animal.
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The Japanese name umi-higoi is thought to come from its resemblance to higoi carp.
THE REAL WORLD
The real Rosy Goatfish
- Scientific name
- Parupeneus chrysopleuron
- Japanese name
- ウミヒゴイ
- Group
- Ocean animals
- Order
- Mulliformes
- Family
- Mullidae
- Genus
- Parupeneus
It lives from Japan's Pacific coast and nearby waters to Taiwan, southern China and northwestern Australia.
Basic data
- Range
- Amakusa Islands, Seto Inland Sea, Ryukyu Islands, Ogasawara Islands, Taiwan, Arafura Sea, and elsewhere
Where the Rosy Goatfish has been recorded
Records: GBIF.org (CC0 and CC BY 4.0 records, retrieved 2026-11-07). Map: Natural EarthSee the records on GBIF
Watch wild animals from a distance. Do not touch or feed them, and take care of the places where they live.
Names around the world
- 日本語
- ウミヒゴイ
- 简体中文
- 黄带副绯鲤
- 繁體中文
- 紅帶海緋鯉
- 한국어
- 주황촉수
- Português (Brasil)
- Trilha-de-listra-dourada
- Italiano
- Triglia striscia gialla
- Tiếng Việt
- Cá phèn sọc vàng
Names come from Wikidata and iNaturalist records. Where a language has no recorded name, we use the scientific name.
Sources and how we check
- 鳥羽水族館 — ウミヒゴイChecked: 2026-11-04
We check each fact against its source. The illustrations simplify how the real animal looks.
The classification (class, order, family, genus) follows Wikidata records, checked against GBIF. Classifications can change as research goes on.
The basic data are the values given in each source. They vary with how the animal is measured, whether it is male or female, and whether it lives in the wild or in captivity.
This page was translated from the original Japanese with the help of AI.
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