| Citation | Uiblein, F. and P.C. Heemstra, 2010, A taxonomic review of the Western Indian Ocean goatfishes of the genus Upeneus (Family Mullidae), with descriptions of four new species.. Smithiana 11:35-71. |
| Ref. | 83903 Uiblein, F. and P.C. Heemstra, 2010 |
| Page | 38,42;tab.3,4;pl.1,3 |
| Named Used as Valid | Upeneus guttatus |
| Comment | depth range; |
| Locality | India, Madras. |
| Distribution | Red Sea to Somalia, Kenya, Mozambique, South Africa, Madagascar, Réunion, Seychelles, India, Sri Lanka, Bay of Bengal, Andaman Sea, Malaysia, Singapore, northern Australia and the Philippines. |
| Quote | japonicus group; 8-80 m; 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 absent (not or only traces are retained on preserved fish); no lateral body stripes; first dorsal-fin tip pale; yellow or white barbels when fresh; body below lateral line white, covered by red pigmentation above lateral line which may also reach ventral part of the body, forming red patches or blotches; belly white; body pale brown and not dorsally darkened in preserved fish (Ref. 83903). |