Constantinos Petrinos / Dash and dot goatfish (Parupeneus barberinus) stirring up the sand in search of food, followed by a Wrasse (Labridae) waiting to pick up easy meal, Lembeh Strait, North Sulawesi, Indonesia.

Pascal Kobeh / Dash-and-dot goatfish (Parupeneus barberinus / macronema) at night, Maldives. Indian ocean.

Georgette Douwma / Checkerboard wrasse (Halichoeres hortulanus) with a Dash-and-dot goatfish (Parupeneus barbarinus) digging in the sand for food. Egypt, Red Sea.

Georgette Douwma / Bluespotted ribbontail ray (Taeniura lymna) digging in the sandy bottom for molluscs or worms, with a Red banded wrasse (Cheilinus fasciatus), a Dash-and-dot goatfish (Parupeneus barberinus), a Lyreta...

Georgette Douwma / Redbreasted wrasse (Cheilinus quinquecinctus) with a Dash-and-dot goatfish (Parapeneus barbarinus) digging in the sand for food. Egypt, Red Sea.

Georgette Douwma / Redbanded or Redbreasted wrasse (Cheilinus quinquecinctus) following a Dash-and-dot goatfish (Parapeneus barbarinus) digging in the sand for food. Egypt, Red Sea.

Georgette Douwma / Dash-and-dot goatfish (Parupeneus barberinus) Egypt, Red Sea.

Georgette Douwma / Dash-and-dot goatfish (Parupeneus barberinus) feeding in sand, Andaman Sea, Thailand.

Georgette Douwma / Dash-and-dot goatfish (Parupeneus barberinus) feeding in sand, Andaman Sea, Thailand

Juergen Freund / Dashdot goatfish (Parupeneus barberinus) feeding on seabed, Bali, Indonesia.

Juergen Freund / Dashdot goatfish (Parupeneus barberinus) feeding on sandy seabed, Bali, Indonesia.

GEORGETTE DOUWMA / Dash-and-dot goatfish (Parupeneus barberinus) digging for food such as molluscs, crustaceans and urchins, in coral rubble, shadowed by a Yellowtail Coris (Coris gaimard). Misool, Raja Ampat, West Papu...

GEORGETTE DOUWMA / Dash-and-dot goatfish (Parupeneus barberinus) digging in coral rubble for prey, accompanied by a Yellowtail coris (Coris gaimard) hoping to catch any escaping prey. Misool, Raja Ampat, West Papua, Ind...

GEORGETTE DOUWMA / Dash-and-dot goatfish (Parupeneus barberinus) digging for food such as molluscs, crustaceans and urchins, in coral rubble, shadowed by a Yellowtail coris (Coris gaimard) Misool, Raja Ampat, West Papua...

GEORGETTE DOUWMA / Dash-and-dot goatfish (Parupeneus barberinus) grubbing in sand, closely watched by a Spinecheek (Scolopsis sp., an undescribed species) hoping to catch escaping prey. Bali, Indonesia

GEORGETTE DOUWMA / Dash-and-dot goatfish (Parupeneus barberinus) grubbing in sand for prey, closely watched by Longbarbel goatfish (Parupeneus macronema) and a Twoline spinecheek (Scolopsis bilineatus) hoping to catch e...

David Fleetham / Dash-dot goatfish (Parupeneus barberinus) Yap, Micronesia.