Yellowstriped goatfish (Upeneus vittatus)

Scientific name: Upeneus vittatus Forssk?l, 1775

The Yellowstriped goatfish (Upeneus vittatus) is a brackish-water fish of the family Mullidae. In the aquarium it needs water at 26–29°C (79–84°F).

Yellowstriped goatfish care at a glance

Temperature: 26–29°C (79–84°F)

Biology

Dorsal spines: 8; Dorsal soft rays: 9; Anal spines: 1; Anal soft rays: 7. This species is distinguished by the following characters: D VIII,9; pectoral fins 15-16; gill rakers 7-8 + 19-21 = 27-29; lateral line scales 36-38; body depth at first dorsal fin origin 25-29% SL and at anal-fin origin 21-24% SL; caudal-peduncle depth 9.9-12% SL; maximum head depth 21-26% SL; head depth through eye 18-20% SL; head length 30-31%SL; orbit length 7.0-8.7% SL; upper jaw length 11-13% SL; barbel length 17-21% SL; caudal-fin length 26-30% SL; anal-fin height 15-16% SL; pelvic-fin length 18-21% SL; pectoral-fin length 22-24% SL; first dorsal-fin height 22-25% SL; second dorsal-fin height 14-16% SL; 7-9 total bars on caudal fin, 4-5 brown or dark brown bars on upper caudal-fin lobe, 3 bars on lower lobe, increasing distally in width with the widest distal-most bar black or dark brown, while the other bars are pale brown or brown; width of largest lower caudal

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Species facts

Scientific name: Upeneus vittatus
Family: Mullidae (Goatfishes)
Order: Perciformes (Perch-like fish)
Class: Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length: 28.0
Common length: 20.0
Depth range: 5–100 m (16–328 ft)
Environment: Marine; brackish; reef-associated; depth range 5 - 100 m
Climate: Tropical
Distribution: Indo-Pacific: Red Sea south to East London, South Africa and east to Micronesia and the Hawaiian, Marquesan, and Society islands, north to southern Japan, south to New Caledonia.
Conservation status (IUCN): Not Evaluated
Threat to humans: Harmless
Uses: Fisheries: commercial; aquarium: commercial
Resilience: High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (K=0.5-0.7)