Moutham's goatfish (Upeneus mouthami)

Scientific name: Upeneus mouthami Randall & Kulbicki, 2006

Moutham's goatfish (Upeneus mouthami)

The Moutham's goatfish (Upeneus mouthami) is a marine fish of the family Mullidae. Native range: Western Central Pacific, including Chesterfield Bank, Coral Sea.

Biology

Dorsal spines (total): 8; Dorsal soft rays (total): 9; Anal spines: 1; Anal soft rays: 8; Vertebrae: 24. This species is distinguished by the following: D VIII + 9 with the first spine being extremely short; A I, 8, spine extremely short; pectoral rays 13; lateral line scales 29; gill rakers 6-7 + 17-19 = 23-26; body depth 4.15-4.4 in SL; barbels up to posterior to rear margin of preopercle, 1.3-1.4 in HL; body light red dorsally, white with pink blotches on the side and ventrally with a yellow stripe following the lateral line to caudal peduncle where it passes just dorsal to line; barbels pale yellow; caudal fin lobes with 3 cross bands, the outer one of lower lobe the darkest and twice as broad as other bands; dark spot absent on outer part of first dorsal fin.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Upeneus mouthami
Family
Mullidae (Goatfishes)
Order
Perciformes (Perch-like fish)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
9.5
Depth range
60–71 m (197–233 ft)
Environment
Marine; demersal; depth range 60 - 71 m
Climate
Tropical
Distribution
Western Central Pacific: including Chesterfield Bank, Coral Sea.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Not Evaluated
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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