Dark-barred goatfish (Upeneus luzonius)

Scientific name: Upeneus luzonius Jordan & Seale, 1907

Dark-barred goatfish (Upeneus luzonius)

The Dark-barred goatfish (Upeneus luzonius) is a marine fish of the family Mullidae. Native range: Western Pacific, Philippines, Indonesia and northwestern Australia.

Biology

Silvery with reddish mid-lateral line that breaks up into spots and red bar below eye. Barbels yellow.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Upeneus luzonius
Family
Mullidae (Goatfishes)
Order
Perciformes (Perch-like fish)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
20.0
Environment
Marine; demersal
Climate
Tropical
Distribution
Western Pacific: Philippines, Indonesia and northwestern Australia.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Resilience
High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (K=0.5)

Sources

Taxonomy, distribution and biology data: FishBase (Froese, R. and D. Pauly, eds.), licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

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