Upeneichthys

Goatfishes
Blue-striped mullet
Upeneichthys lineatus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Mullidae
Genus: Upeneichthys
Bleeker, 1855 [1]
Type species
Upeneus porosus
Cuvier, 1829
Species

See table.

Upeneichthys or Goatfishes is Subtropical marine genus of perciform fish of the family Mullidae. Occurs mainly in Eastern Indian Ocean and Southwest Pacific, near Australians shores.[2] 3 species are recognized in this genus.

Species

Species[3] Common name[3] Environment & range[4] IUCN status[5]
Upeneichthys lineatus (Bloch & Schneider, 1801) Blue-striped mullet Marine; subtropical; inhabits sheltered bays and harbors. NE*
Upeneichthys stotti Hutchins, 1990 Stott's goatfish Temperate climata; inshore waters of the continental shelf. NE*
Upeneichthys vlamingii (Cuvier, 1829) Southern goatfish Subtropical; occurs in the eastern coast of Australia. NE*

*) NE - Not Evaluated.

References

  1. ^ Bleeker, P. (1855) Over eenige visschen van van Diemensland. Verhandelingen der Koninklijke Akademie van Wetenschappen (Amsterdam) 2: 1-30 + 31, 1 pl.
  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. ^ Lieske, E. and R. Myers, 1994: Collins Pocket Guide. Coral reef fishes. Indo-Pacific & Caribbean including the Red Sea. Haper Collins Publishers, 400 p.
  5. ^ The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species