| Mullidae (Goatfishes) |
| 30 cm TL (male/unsexed) |
|
demersal |
| Indo-West Pacific: Red Sea (Ref. 5385) and the Indo-Australian Archipelago. Reported as a Lessepsian migrant from Red Sea in the eastern Mediterranean - Lebanon and Israel (Ref. 05385). |
|
Dorsal spines (total): 7-7. Differs from other Upeneus with 7-spined dorsal fin in generally having13 pectoral fin rays; 7 + 20 gill rakers; 29 + 1-2 lateral line scales; no teeth on ectopterygoid; and, silver-brown peritoneum (Ref. 43139). |
| Inhabits sandy or weed covered areas. A good food fish. |
|
Not Evaluated
(Ref. 96402)
|
| harmless |
|
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