Parupeneus multifasciatus

Parupeneus multifasciatus, the manybar goatfish, is a species of goatfish native to the eastern Indian Ocean Pacific Ocean where it is found from Christmas Island to the Hawaiian Islands and from southern Japan to Lord Howe Island.

Its Hawaiian name is moano-nui-ka-lehua (meaning "great moano of the lehua"), and the juveniles are called 'ahua or 'ohua (meaning "seedling"). Moano in Hawaiian means pale-red color.

Habitat

Moano are common reef fish found in shallow water environments, reef flats, and outside reefs. They spend a lot of their time in the benthic zone. They can be found at depths 0 – 161 m deep (0 – 528 ft).

They are endemic in three regions: Hawaiʻi, Marquesas, and the Indo-Polynesian Province.

Behaviour

They are diurnal consumers that prey on crustaceans and small fishes. They can be omnivores.