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==Description== Goatfish are characterized by two chin barbels (or [[goatee]]), which contain chemosensory organs and are used to probe the sand or holes in the reef for food. Their bodies are deep and elongated, with forked tails and widely separated [[dorsal fin]]s.<ref name=EoF>{{cite book |editor=Paxton, J.R. |editor2=Eschmeyer, W.N.|author1=Johnson, G.D. |author2=Gill, A.C.|year=1998|title=Encyclopedia of Fishes|publisher= Academic Press|location=San Diego|pages= 186|isbn= 0-12-547665-5}}</ref> The first dorsal fin has six to eight spines; the second dorsal has one spine and 8β9 soft rays, shorter than anal fin. There are one or two spines in the anal fin with five to eight soft rays. They have 24 vertebrae.<ref>{{cite web|title=Family Details for Mullidae - Goatfishes|url=http://www.fishbase.org/Summary/FamilySummary.php?ID=332|website=www.fishbase.org|access-date=5 April 2016}}</ref> Many goatfish are brightly colored. The largest species, the [[dash-and-dot goatfish]] (''Parupeneus barberinus''), grows to {{convert|60|cm|in|abbr=on}} in length; most species are less than half this size. Within the family are six [[Genus|genera]] and about 86 [[species]].
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