
Whitesaddle Goatfish (Parupeneus ciliatus) ホウライヒメジ – Diamondscale Goatfish
The Whitesaddle Goatfish has a white patch behind the dorsal fin, two curved white stripes from the mouth around the eye and towards the white patch, and scales that make a diamond pattern. Looks much like the similar Kumu in Hawaii. The patch behind the white saddle may be black at times. Amami 2023