Short-fin goatfish (Upeneus oligospilus)

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 4-7 + 16-18 = 20-24; lateral line scales 28-31; body depth at first dorsal fin origin 23-26% SL and at anus 19-22% SL; caudal-peduncle depth 9.8-11% SL; maximum head depth 20-23% SL; head depth through eye 15-19% SL; head length 29-32%SL; orbit length 5.4-7.9% SL; upper jaw length 11-13% SL; barbel length 16-20% SL; caudal-fin length 24-28% SL; anal-fin height 15-16% SL; pelvic-fin length 17-22% SL; pectoral-fin length 18-22% SL; first dorsal-fin height 18-22% SL; second dorsal-fin height 16-18% SL; 6-9 total bars on caudal fin in adults (6 or less in juveniles > 7 cm SL), 3-5 brown, dark brown or black bars on upper caudal-fin lobe, 3-4 brown, dark brown or black bars on lower lobe; a brown or dark-brown mid-lateral body stripe from tip of snout to caudal-fin base; body greenish grey above the stripe and white or beige b

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