Deep-water goatfish (Upeneus subvittatus)

Scientific name: Upeneus subvittatus Temminck & Schlegel, 1843

Deep-water goatfish (Upeneus subvittatus)

The Deep-water goatfish (Upeneus subvittatus) is a marine fish of the family Mullidae. Native range: Western Pacific, Japan to Indonesia.

Biology

Plain, with silvery sides, a barred caudal fin and rounded snout, somewhat reminiscent of the silver oceanic or pelagic pufferfishes Lagocephalus that occur in the same area and represents a possible case of mimicry.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Upeneus subvittatus
Family
Mullidae (Goatfishes)
Order
Perciformes (Perch-like fish)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
24.1
Environment
Marine; demersal
Climate
Subtropical
Distribution
Western Pacific: Japan to Indonesia.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Uses
Fisheries: commercial
Resilience
High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (Preliminary K or Fecundity.)

Sources

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

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