| Species name | Common name | Distribution | Max. Length (cm) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Parupeneus angulatus Randall & Heemstra, 2009 |
Western Indian Ocean | 14.25 | |
| Parupeneus barberinoides (Bleeker, 1852) |
Bicolor goatfish | Western Pacific | 30 |
| Parupeneus barberinus (Lacepède, 1801) |
Dash-and-dot goatfish | Indo-Pacific | 60 |
| Parupeneus biaculeatus (Richardson, 1846) |
Pointed goatfish | Northwest Pacific | 19 |
| Parupeneus chrysonemus (Jordan & Evermann, 1903) |
Yellow-threaded goatfish | Eastern Central Pacific | 19.6 |
| Parupeneus chrysopleuron (Temminck & Schlegel, 1843) |
Yellow striped goatfish | Indo-West Pacific | 55 |
| Parupeneus ciliatus (Lacepède, 1802) |
Whitesaddle goatfish | Indo-Pacific | 38 |
| Parupeneus crassilabris (Valenciennes, 1831) |
Two-banded goatfish | Indo-West Pacific | 38 |
| Parupeneus cyclostomus (Lacepède, 1801) |
Gold-saddle goatfish | Indo-Pacific | 50 |
| Parupeneus diagonalis Randall, 2004 |
Western Indian Ocean, Réunion and Mauritius | 16.5 | |
| Parupeneus forsskali (Fourmanoir & Guézé, 1976) |
Red Sea goatfish | Indian Ocean | 28 |
| Parupeneus fraserorum Randall & King, 2009 |
Western Indian Ocean | 22.3 | |
| Parupeneus heptacanthus (Lacepède, 1802) |
Cinnabar goatfish | Indo-West Pacific | 36 |
| Parupeneus inayatae Uiblein & Fahmi, 2018 |
Inayat’s goatfish | Eastern Indian Ocean | 150 |
| Parupeneus indicus (Shaw, 1803) |
Indian goatfish | Indo-Pacific | 45 |
| Parupeneus insularis Randall & Myers, 2002 |
Twosaddle goatfish | Eastern Central Pacific | 30.3 |
| Parupeneus jansenii (Bleeker, 1856) |
Jansen's goatfish | Western Pacific | 25 |
| Parupeneus louise Randall, 2004 |
Central Pacific | 23 | |
| Parupeneus macronemus (Lacepède, 1801) |
Long-barbel goatfish | Indo-West Pacific | 40 |
| Parupeneus margaritatus Randall & Guézé, 1984 |
Pearly goatfish | Western Indian Ocean | 23 |
| Parupeneus minys Randall & Heemstra, 2009 |
Western Indian Ocean | 10.65 | |
| Parupeneus moffitti Randall & Myers, 1993 |
Western Pacific | 23.5 | |
| Parupeneus multifasciatus (Quoy & Gaimard, 1825) |
Manybar goatfish | Pacific Ocean | 35 |
| Parupeneus nansen Randall & Heemstra, 2009 |
Western Indian Ocean | 13.9 | |
| Parupeneus orientalis (Fowler, 1933) |
Rapanui goatfish | Southeast Pacfiic | 24.9 |
| Parupeneus pleurostigma (Bennett, 1831) |
Sidespot goatfish | Indo-Pacific | 33 |
| Parupeneus porphyreus (Jenkins, 1903) |
Eastern Central Pacific | 51 | |
| Parupeneus posteli Fourmanoir & Guézé, 1967 |
Western Indian Ocean | 15.2 | |
| Parupeneus procerigena Kim & Amaoka, 2001 |
Western Indian Ocean | 19.84 | |
| Parupeneus rubescens (Lacepède, 1801) |
Rosy goatfish | Indo-West Pacific | 43 |
| Parupeneus seychellensis (Smith & Smith, 1963) |
Western Indian Ocean | 23 | |
| Parupeneus sinai Uiblein, 2021 |
Western Indian Ocean | 8.3 | |
| Parupeneus spilurus (Bleeker, 1854) |
Blackspot goatfish | Western Pacific | 50 |
| Parupeneus trifasciatus (Lacepède, 1801) |
Doublebar goatfish | Indian Ocean | 35 |
| Parupeneus williamsi Shibuya & Motomura, 2020 |
Williams’s Goatfish | Eastern Central Pacific | 23.43 |