Finstripe goatfish (Upeneus taeniopterus)

Scientific name: Upeneus taeniopterus Cuvier, 1829

Finstripe goatfish (Upeneus taeniopterus)

The Finstripe goatfish (Upeneus taeniopterus) is a marine fish of the family Mullidae. Native range: Indo-Pacific, East Africa to the Hawaii; north to Japan.

Biology

Dorsal spines (total): 8; Dorsal soft rays (total): 9. This species is distinguished by the following characters: D VIII,9; pectoral fins 13-14; gill rakers 5-6 + 16-17 = 21-23; lateral line scales 35-39; body depth at first dorsal fin origin 22-25% SL and at anus 20-23% SL; caudal-peduncle depth 9.7-11% SL; maximum head depth 17-21% SL; head depth through eye 14-17% SL; head length 25-29%SL; orbit length 4.4-6.3% SL; upper jaw length 11-13% SL; barbel length 17-21% SL; caudal-fin length 28-32% SL; anal-fin height 15-17% SL; pelvic-fin length 18-20% SL; pectoral-fin length 17-20% SL; first dorsal-fin height 20-23% SL; second dorsal-fin height 14-16% SL; 9-13 (7-9 in juveniles 83903).

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Upeneus taeniopterus
Family
Mullidae (Goatfishes)
Order
Perciformes (Perch-like fish)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
33.0
Common length
25.0
Depth range
50 m (164 ft)
Environment
Marine; reef-associated; depth range ? - 50 m
Climate
Tropical
Distribution
Indo-Pacific: East Africa to the Hawaii; north to Japan.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Reports of ciguatera poisoning
Uses
Fisheries: commercial
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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