Pseudupeneus

Goatfishes
Pseudupeneus maculatus
Spotted goatfish
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Mullidae
Genus: Pseudupeneus
Bleeker 1862 [1]
Species

3 species; See table.

Pseudupeneus known as Goatfishes is tropical-subtropical marine genus of perciform fish of the family Mullidae. Occurs mainly in the Atlantic and Eastern Pacific.[2] These fish inhabit mainly the coastal waters of continental shelfs, but can be found in deep waters as well. 3 species are recognized.

Species[3] Common name[3] Environment & range[4] IUCN status[5]
P. grandisquamis (Gill, 1863) Bigscale goatfish Marine (Eastern Pacific); subtropical; demersal NE*
P. maculatus (Bloch, 1793) [6] Spotted goatfish Marine (Western Atlantic); subtropical; reef-dwelling NE
P. prayensisT (Cuvier, 1829) West African goatfish Marine (Eastern Atlantic); tropical; demersal NE

*) NE - Not Evaluated.
T) Type species.

References

  1. ^ Bleeker, P. 1862: Notices ichthyologiques (I-X). Verslagen en Mededeelingen der Koninklijke Akademie van Wetenschappen. Afdeling Natuurkunde. v. 14: 123-141.
  2. ^ Johnson, G.D. & Gill, A.C. (1998). Paxton, J.R. & Eschmeyer, W.N.. ed. Encyclopedia of Fishes. San Diego: Academic Press. pp. 186. ISBN 0-12-547665-5. 
  3. ^ a b Fish Identification at FishBase. Family Mullidae
  4. ^ Eschmeyer, W.N., E.S. Herald and H. Hammann. 1983: A field guide to Pacific coast fishes of North America. Houghton Mifflin Company, Boston, U.S.A. 336 p.
  5. ^ The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. [1]
  6. ^ Bloch, M. E. 1793: Naturgeschichte der ausländischen Fische. Berlin. v. 7: i-xiv + 1-144, Pls. 325-360.