Two-tone goatfish (Upeneus guttatus)

Scientific name: Upeneus guttatus Day, 1868

Two-tone goatfish (Upeneus guttatus)

The Two-tone goatfish (Upeneus guttatus) is a freshwater fish of the family Mullidae. Native range: Indo-West Pacific, from the Red Sea to South Africa, to northern Australia.

Biology

Dorsal spines (total): 7; Dorsal soft rays (total): 9. This species is distinguished by the following characters: D VII,9; pectoral fins 13-14, usually 13 (in 24 of 27 specimens); gill rakers 6-8 + 16-18 = 23-25; lateral line scales 28-31; body depth at first dorsal fin origin 22-25% SL and at anus 19-23% SL; caudal-peduncle depth 9.3-11% SL; maximum head depth 18-22% SL; head depth through eye 15-19% SL; head length 26-30%SL; orbit length 6.3-8.8% SL; upper jaw length 9.6-12% SL; barbel length 16-19% SL; caudal-fin length 25-30% SL; anal-fin height 15-19% SL; pelvic-fin length 19-23% SL; pectoral-fin length 20-22% SL; first dorsal-fin height 20-24% SL; second dorsal-fin height 14-18% SL; 10-13 total bars on caudal fin, 5 reddish bars on upper caudal-fin lobe, similar width or narrower than the pale interspaces between the bars (not retained on preserved fish) and 5-8 faint, irregular red bars on exterior margin of the lower lobe, sometimes extending over entire lobe or absen

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Species facts

Scientific name
Upeneus guttatus
Family
Mullidae (Goatfishes)
Order
Perciformes (Perch-like fish)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
16.0
Depth range
8–80 m (26–262 ft)
Environment
Freshwater; demersal; depth range 8 - 80 m
Climate
Tropical
Distribution
Indo-West Pacific: from the Red Sea to South Africa, to northern Australia.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
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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