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Liopropomatidae
Goldribbon soapfish
Aulacocephalus temminckii
Toxic mucus hides beneath blue and gold skin
- Purple
- Yellow
- Tropical
- Transcontinental
- Marine fish
- Indian Ocean
- Pacific Ocean
- Africa
- East Asia
- Oceania
- Fusiform
- Medium
- Tropical fish
Purple
Tropical
Africa
Fusiform
MediumGoldribbon soapfish is a marine fish found around Indo-Pacific. It inhabits marine waters. The species reaches a recorded maximum of 40 cm.
- Class
- Teleosts
- Order
- Perches and Allies
- Family
- Liopropomatidae
- Genus
- Aulacocephalus
- Maximum length
- 40 cm
- Water
- Marine
- Body shape
- fusiform
- Distribution
- Indo-Pacific: Red Sea and South Africa (Ref. 4326 ) to Japan, Australia, and New Zealand. One specimen from Rapa (Ref. 4326 ).
- Conservation status
- LCLeast Concern
Class
Family
Conservation status
