Species guide
How to catch Sidespot goatfish
Parupeneus pleurostigma
The Sidespot goatfish is a solitary saltwater fish found mostly around islands. It has a fusiform body shape and grows up to 33 cm long. It feeds on a variety of small marine creatures by hunting along seagrass beds, sandy, rocky, and coral bottoms.
Where they live
Lives mainly around islands in shallow lagoons and seaward reefs up to 46 meters deep across the Pacific and Indian Ocean regions. Often found alone or in small juvenile groups among seagrass beds, sand, rubble, coral, and rock.
Typical size
Up to about 33 cm
What they eat
- crab larvae
- polychaete worms
- shrimps
- heart urchins
- small bivalve molluscs
- small fishes
- amphipods
- small gastropods
Best baits
- small shrimp
- crab pieces
- worm imitations
Best lures
- small soft plastics
- jigs
- small spoons
How to fish for them
- bottom fishing
- light jigging
- casting near reef edges
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