Freckled goatfish (Upeneus tragula)

Scientific name: Upeneus tragula Richardson, 1846

Freckled goatfish (Upeneus tragula)

The Freckled goatfish (Upeneus tragula) is a brackish-water fish of the family Mullidae. Native range: Indo-West Pacific, East Africa to New Caledonia, north to Japan.

Biology

Dorsal spines (total): 8; Dorsal soft rays (total): 9; Anal spines: 1; Anal soft rays: 7. This species is distinguished by the following characters: D VIII,9; pectoral fins 13-14, usually 13 (in 11 of 14 specimens); gill rakers 5-6 + 14-17 = 19-23; lateral line scales 28-30; body depth at first dorsal fin origin 22-26% SL and at anus 20-22% SL; caudal-peduncle depth 9.9-11% SL; maximum head depth 19-23% SL; head depth through eye 15-17% SL; head length 27-31%SL; orbit length 6.1-8.3% SL; upper jaw length 11-14% SL; barbel length 15-18% SL; caudal-fin length 28-32% SL; anal-fin height 16-19% SL; pelvic-fin length 20-24% SL; pectoral-fin length 19-21% SL; first dorsal-fin height 21-24% SL; second dorsal-fin height 18-22% SL; 10-12 (or more; 7-10 in juveniles 83903).

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Species facts

Scientific name
Upeneus tragula
Family
Mullidae (Goatfishes)
Order
Perciformes (Perch-like fish)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
33.0
Common length
25.0
Depth range
10–50 m (33–164 ft)
Environment
Marine; brackish; reef-associated; oceanodromous; depth range 10 - 50 m
Climate
Tropical
Distribution
Indo-West Pacific, East Africa to New Caledonia, north to Japan.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Uses
Fisheries: commercial; aquarium: commercial
Resilience
High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (Preliminary K or Fecundity.)

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Sources

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

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