Parupeneus cyclostomus, the gold-saddle goatfish, blue goatfish or yellowsaddle goatfish, is a species of goatfish native to the Indo-Pacific. It is a commercially important species, as well as being sought out as a game fish, though it has been reported as carrying the ciguatera toxin. It can also be found in the aquarium trade. Description This fish is usually colored yellow with a bluish sheen to the dorsal part, but with a golden yellow variant. It can reach in total length, though most do not exceed . Habitat and distribution It occurs solitarily or in groups, in all areas of the coral reefs and detrital bottom area from 1 to 95 m deep. It uses its barbels to probe holes and force out prey. It is found in the Indo-Pacific from the Red Sea to South Africa, the Hawaiian Islands, and the Ryukyu Islands. Synonyms Several other names have been applied to this species that have been subsequently determined to be junior synonyms: Mullus cyclostomus Lacépède, 1801 Pseudupeneus cyclostomus (Lacépède, 1801) Mullus chryserydros Lacépède, 1801 Parupeneus chryserydros (Lacépède, 1801) Mullus radiatus G. Shaw, 1803 Upeneus immaculatus E. T. Bennett, 1831 Upeneus luteus Valenciennes, 1831 Parupeneus luteus (Valenciennes, 1831) Upeneus oxycephalus Bleeker, 1856 Upeneus chryserythrus Günther, 1873 Parupeneus xanthospilurus Bleeker, 1875 Mullus microps Bliss, 1883 Upeneus saffordi Seale, 1901 Pseudupeneus aurantiacus Seale, 1906 References External links cyclostomus Marine fauna of East Africa Fish of the Red Sea Fish of Hawaii Fish described in 1801