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Family: Mullidae Goatfishes



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88 species (see list below)

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Photo by Field, R.

Western Indian Ocean
Max. Length 24.5 cm SL
Mulloidichthys ayliffe Uiblein, 2011

Photo by Field, R.
 
Mulloidichthys ayliffe
[Indian mimic goatfish]

Photo by Allen, G.R.

Eastern Pacific
Max. Length 31 cm TL
Mulloidichthys dentatus (Gill, 1862)

Photo by Allen, G.R.
 
Mulloidichthys dentatus
[Mexican goatfish]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Indo-Pacific
Max. Length 43 cm TL
Mulloidichthys flavolineatus (Lacepède, 1801)

Photo by Randall, J.E.
 
Mulloidichthys flavolineatus
[Yellowstripe goatfish]

Photo by Pialek, L.

Western Atlantic
Max. Length 39.4 cm TL
Mulloidichthys martinicus (Cuvier, 1829)

Photo by Pialek, L.
 
Mulloidichthys martinicus
[Yellow goatfish]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Indo-Pacific
Max. Length 30 cm TL
Mulloidichthys mimicus Randall & Guézé, 1980

Photo by Randall, J.E.
 
Mulloidichthys mimicus
[Mimic goatfish]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Indo-Pacific
Max. Length 40 cm SL
Mulloidichthys pfluegeri (Steindachner, 1900)

Photo by Randall, J.E.
 
Mulloidichthys pfluegeri
[Orange goatfish]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Indo-Pacific
Max. Length 38 cm TL
Mulloidichthys vanicolensis (Valenciennes, 1831)

Photo by Randall, J.E.
 
Mulloidichthys vanicolensis
[Yellowfin goatfish]

Photo by INIDEP

Southwest Atlantic
Max. Length 30 cm TL
Mullus argentinae Hubbs & Marini, 1933

Photo by INIDEP
 
Mullus argentinae
[Argentine goatfish]

Photo by NOAA\NMFS\Mississippi Laboratory

Western Atlantic
Max. Length 27 cm TL
Mullus auratus Jordan & Gilbert, 1882

Photo by NOAA\NMFS\Mississippi Laboratory
 
Mullus auratus
[Red goatfish]

Photo by Luquet, D.

Eastern Atlantic
Max. Length 33.2 cm SL
Mullus barbatus barbatus Linnaeus, 1758

Photo by Luquet, D.
 
Mullus barbatus barbatus
[Red mullet]

Photo by Otel, V.

Black Sea and Sea of Azov
Max. Length 22 cm TL
Mullus barbatus ponticus Essipov, 1927

Photo by Otel, V.
 
Mullus barbatus ponticus
[]

Photo by Patzner, R.

Eastern Atlantic
Max. Length 40 cm SL
Mullus surmuletus Linnaeus, 1758

Photo by Patzner, R.
 
Mullus surmuletus
[Surmullet]
No picture found
Western Indian Ocean
Max. Length 14.3 cm SL
 
Parupeneus angulatus
[]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Western Pacific
Max. Length 30 cm TL
Parupeneus barberinoides (Bleeker, 1852)

Photo by Randall, J.E.
 
Parupeneus barberinoides
[Bicolor goatfish]

Photo by Cook, D.C.

Indo-Pacific
Max. Length 60 cm TL
Parupeneus barberinus (Lacepède, 1801)

Photo by Cook, D.C.
 
Parupeneus barberinus
[Dash-and-dot goatfish]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Northwest Pacific.
Max. Length 19 cm SL
Parupeneus biaculeatus (Richardson, 1846)

Photo by Randall, J.E.
 
Parupeneus biaculeatus
[Pointed goatfish]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Eastern Central Pacific
Max. Length 19.6 cm SL
Parupeneus chrysonemus (Jordan & Evermann, 1903)

Photo by Randall, J.E.
 
Parupeneus chrysonemus
[Yellow-threaded goatfish]

Photo by Allen, G.R.

Indo-West Pacific
Max. Length 55 cm TL
Parupeneus chrysopleuron (Temminck & Schlegel, 1843)

Photo by Allen, G.R.
 
Parupeneus chrysopleuron
[Yellow striped goatfish]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Indo-Pacific
Max. Length 38 cm TL
Parupeneus ciliatus (Lacepède, 1802)

Photo by Randall, J.E.
 
Parupeneus ciliatus
[Whitesaddle goatfish]

Photo by Patzner, R.

Indo-West Pacific
Max. Length 38 cm TL
Parupeneus crassilabris (Valenciennes, 1831)

Photo by Patzner, R.
 
Parupeneus crassilabris
[]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Indo-Pacific
Max. Length 50 cm TL
Parupeneus cyclostomus (Lacepède, 1801)

Photo by Randall, J.E.
 
Parupeneus cyclostomus
[Gold-saddle goatfish]
No picture found
Western Indian Ocean, Ré
Max. Length 16.5 cm SL
 
Parupeneus diagonalis
[]

Photo by Field, R.

Indian Ocean
Max. Length 28 cm TL
Parupeneus forsskali (Fourmanoir & Guézé, 1976)

Photo by Field, R.
 
Parupeneus forsskali
[Red Sea goatfish]

Photo by King, D.R.

Western Indian Ocean
Max. Length 22.3 cm SL
Parupeneus fraserorum Randall & King, 2009

Photo by King, D.R.
 
Parupeneus fraserorum
[]

Photo by Patzner, R.

Indo-West Pacific
Max. Length 36 cm TL
Parupeneus heptacanthus (Lacepède, 1802)

Photo by Patzner, R.
 
Parupeneus heptacanthus
[Cinnabar goatfish]

Photo by Cook, D.C.

Indo-Pacific
Max. Length 45 cm TL
Parupeneus indicus (Shaw, 1803)

Photo by Cook, D.C.
 
Parupeneus indicus
[Indian goatfish]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Eastern Central Pacific
Max. Length 30 cm TL
Parupeneus insularis Randall & Myers, 2002

Photo by Randall, J.E.
 
Parupeneus insularis
[Twosaddle goatfish]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Western Pacific
Max. Length 25 cm TL
Parupeneus jansenii (Bleeker, 1856)

Photo by Randall, J.E.
 
Parupeneus jansenii
[Jansen's goatfish]
No picture found
Central Pacific
Max. Length 23 cm SL
 
Parupeneus louise
[]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Indo-West Pacific
Max. Length 40 cm TL
Parupeneus macronemus (Lacepède, 1801)

Photo by Randall, J.E.
 
Parupeneus macronemus
[Long-barbel goatfish]

Photo by Field, R.

Western Indian Ocean
Max. Length 23 cm TL
Parupeneus margaritatus Randall & Guézé, 1984

Photo by Field, R.
 
Parupeneus margaritatus
[Pearly goatfish]
No picture found
Western Indian Ocean
Max. Length 10.7 cm SL
 
Parupeneus minys
[]
No picture found
Western Pacific
Max. Length 23.5 cm SL
 
Parupeneus moffitti
[]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Pacific Ocean
Max. Length 35 cm TL
Parupeneus multifasciatus (Quoy & Gaimard, 1825)

Photo by Randall, J.E.
 
Parupeneus multifasciatus
[Manybar goatfish]
No picture found
Western Indian Ocean
Max. Length 13.9 cm SL
 
Parupeneus nansen
[]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Southeast Pacfiic
Max. Length 24.9 cm SL
Parupeneus orientalis (Fowler, 1933)

Photo by Randall, J.E.
 
Parupeneus orientalis
[Rapanui goatfish]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Indo-Pacific
Max. Length 33 cm TL
Parupeneus pleurostigma (Bennett, 1831)

Photo by Randall, J.E.
 
Parupeneus pleurostigma
[Sidespot goatfish]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Eastern Central Pacific
Max. Length 51 cm TL
Parupeneus porphyreus (Jenkins, 1903)

Photo by Randall, J.E.
 
Parupeneus porphyreus
[]

Photo by MNHN

Western Indian Ocean
Max. Length 15.2 cm SL
Parupeneus posteli Fourmanoir & Guézé, 1967

Photo by MNHN
 
Parupeneus posteli
[]
No picture found
Western Indian Ocean
Max. Length 19.8 cm SL
 
Parupeneus procerigena
[]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Indo-West Pacific
Max. Length 43 cm TL
Parupeneus rubescens (Lacepède, 1801)

Photo by Randall, J.E.
 
Parupeneus rubescens
[Rosy goatfish]
No picture found
Western Indian Ocean
Max. Length 23 cm SL
 
Parupeneus seychellensis
[]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Western Pacific
Max. Length 50 cm TL
Parupeneus spilurus (Bleeker, 1854)

Photo by Randall, J.E.
 
Parupeneus spilurus
[Blackspot goatfish]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Indian Ocean
Max. Length 35 cm TL
Parupeneus trifasciatus (Lacepède, 1801)

Photo by Randall, J.E.
 
Parupeneus trifasciatus
[Doublebar goatfish]

Photo by Allen, G.R.

Eastern Pacific
Max. Length 30 cm TL
Pseudupeneus grandisquamis (Gill, 1863)

Photo by Allen, G.R.
 
Pseudupeneus grandisquamis
[Bigscale goatfish]

Photo by Patzner, R.

Western Atlantic
Max. Length 30 cm TL
Pseudupeneus maculatus (Bloch, 1793)

Photo by Patzner, R.
 
Pseudupeneus maculatus
[Spotted goatfish]

Photo by Pinheiro, P.

Eastern Atlantic
Max. Length 55 cm SL
Pseudupeneus prayensis (Cuvier, 1829)

Photo by Pinheiro, P.
 
Pseudupeneus prayensis
[West African goatfish]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Southwest Pacific
Max. Length 40 cm FL
Upeneichthys lineatus (Bloch & Schneider, 1801)

Photo by Randall, J.E.
 
Upeneichthys lineatus
[Blue-striped mullet]
No picture found
Eastern Indian Ocean
Max. Length 17.9 cm TL
 
Upeneichthys stotti
[Stott's goatfish]

Photo by Danna, P.

Eastern Indian Ocean
Max. Length 35 cm TL
Upeneichthys vlamingii (Cuvier, 1829)

Photo by Danna, P.
 
Upeneichthys vlamingii
[Bluespotted goatfish]

Photo by CSIRO

Indo-West Pacific
Max. Length 30 cm TL
Upeneus asymmetricus Lachner, 1954

Photo by CSIRO
 
Upeneus asymmetricus
[Asymmetrical goatfish]

Photo by Schulz, S.

Eastern Indian Ocean and
Max. Length 16 cm SL
Upeneus australiae Kim & Nakaya, 2002

Photo by Schulz, S.
 
Upeneus australiae
[Australian goatfish]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Western Indian Ocean
Max. Length 24 cm SL
Upeneus davidaromi Golani, 2001

Photo by Randall, J.E.
 
Upeneus davidaromi
[Darom's goatfish]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Western Indian Ocean
Max. Length 20 cm TL
Upeneus doriae (Günther, 1869)

Photo by Randall, J.E.
 
Upeneus doriae
[Gilded goatfish]
No picture found
Western Central Pacific.
 
Upeneus filifer
[Pennant goatfish]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Southwest Pacific
Max. Length 7.2 cm SL
Upeneus francisi Randall & Guézé, 1992

Photo by Randall, J.E.
 
Upeneus francisi
[Francis' goatfish]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Indo-West Pacific
Max. Length 16 cm SL
Upeneus guttatus (Day, 1868)

Photo by Randall, J.E.
 
Upeneus guttatus
[Two-tone goatfish]

Photo by Heemstra, P.C.

Western Indian Ocean
Max. Length 15 cm SL
Upeneus heemstra Uiblein & Gouws, 2014

Photo by Heemstra, P.C.
 
Upeneus heemstra
[Heemstra goatfish]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Western Indian Ocean
Max. Length 14 cm SL
Upeneus indicus Uiblein & Heemstra, 2010

Photo by Randall, J.E.
 
Upeneus indicus
[Tall-fin goatfish]
No picture found
Currently known only from
Max. Length 12.3 cm SL
 
Upeneus itoui
[Oriental Goatfish]

Photo by CSIRO

Western Pacific
Max. Length 15.7 cm SL
Upeneus japonicus (Houttuyn, 1782)

Photo by CSIRO
 
Upeneus japonicus
[Japanese goatfish]
No picture found
Eastern Indian Ocean
Max. Length 9.4 cm SL
 
Upeneus lombok
[Lombok goatfish]

Photo by Greenfield, J.

Western Pacific
Max. Length 20 cm TL
Upeneus luzonius Jordan & Seale, 1907

Photo by Greenfield, J.
 
Upeneus luzonius
[Dark-barred goatfish]

Photo by Heemstra, P.C.

Indian Ocean
Max. Length 11 cm SL
Upeneus margarethae Uiblein & Heemstra, 2010

Photo by Heemstra, P.C.
 
Upeneus margarethae
[Margaretha's goatfish]

Photo by Heemstra, P.C.

Western Indian Ocean
Max. Length 18 cm SL
Upeneus mascareinsis Fourmanoir & Guézé, 1967

Photo by Heemstra, P.C.
 
Upeneus mascareinsis
[Mascarene goatfish]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Indo-West Pacific
Max. Length 22 cm TL
Upeneus moluccensis (Bleeker, 1855)

Photo by Randall, J.E.
 
Upeneus moluccensis
[Goldband goatfish]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Western Central Pacific
Max. Length 9.5 cm SL
Upeneus mouthami Randall & Kulbicki, 2006

Photo by Randall, J.E.
 
Upeneus mouthami
[Moutham's goatfish]

Photo by Bogorodsky, S.V.

Western Indian Ocean
Max. Length 11 cm SL
Upeneus niebuhri Guézé, 1976

Photo by Bogorodsky, S.V.
 
Upeneus niebuhri
[Niebuhr’s goatfish]

Photo by Bos, A.R.

Western Pacific
Max. Length 27 cm SL
Upeneus nigromarginatus Bos, 2014

Photo by Bos, A.R.
 
Upeneus nigromarginatus
[Black-margined goatfish]

Photo by Field, R.

Western Indian Ocean
Max. Length 17 cm SL
Upeneus oligospilus Lachner, 1954

Photo by Field, R.
 
Upeneus oligospilus
[Short-fin goatfish]

Photo by NOAA\NMFS\Mississippi Laboratory

Western Atlantic
Max. Length 30 cm TL
Upeneus parvus Poey, 1852

Photo by NOAA\NMFS\Mississippi Laboratory
 
Upeneus parvus
[Dwarf goatfish]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Western Indian Ocean
Max. Length 19 cm TL
Upeneus pori Ben-Tuvia & Golani, 1989

Photo by Randall, J.E.
 
Upeneus pori
[Por's goatfish]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Indo-West Pacific
Max. Length 17 cm SL
Upeneus quadrilineatus Cheng & Wang, 1963

Photo by Randall, J.E.
 
Upeneus quadrilineatus
[Four-stripe goatfish]
No picture found
Western Indian Ocean
Max. Length 10.1 cm SL
 
Upeneus randalli
[]
No picture found
Western Indian Ocean, Moz
Max. Length 10.2 cm SL
 
Upeneus saiab
[SAIAB goatfish]
No picture found
Western Indian Ocean
Max. Length 11.7 cm SL
 
Upeneus seychellensis
[Tailstripe goatfish]
No picture found
Pacific Ocean
Max. Length 13.1 cm SL
 
Upeneus stenopsis
[Narrow-tail goatfish]

Photo by Heemstra, P.C.

Western Indian Ocean
Max. Length 13.5 cm SL
Upeneus suahelicus Uiblein & Heemstra, 2010

Photo by Heemstra, P.C.
 
Upeneus suahelicus
[Swahili goatfish]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Western Pacific
Max. Length 24.1 cm SL
Upeneus subvittatus (Temminck & Schlegel, 1843)

Photo by Randall, J.E.
 
Upeneus subvittatus
[Deep-water goatfish]

Photo by Allen, G.R.

Indo-West Pacific
Max. Length 23 cm TL
Upeneus sulphureus Cuvier, 1829

Photo by Allen, G.R.
 
Upeneus sulphureus
[Sulphur goatfish]

Photo by Erdmann, M.V.

Indo-West Pacific
Max. Length 22 cm TL
Upeneus sundaicus (Bleeker, 1855)

Photo by Erdmann, M.V.
 
Upeneus sundaicus
[Ochrebanded goatfish]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Eastern Indian Ocean
Max. Length 14 cm SL
Upeneus supravittatus Uiblein & Heemstra, 2010

Photo by Randall, J.E.
 
Upeneus supravittatus
[Long-fin goatfish]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Indo-Pacific
Max. Length 33 cm TL
Upeneus taeniopterus Cuvier, 1829

Photo by Randall, J.E.
 
Upeneus taeniopterus
[Finstripe goatfish]
No picture found
East Indian to Western Pa
Max. Length 10 cm SL
 
Upeneus torres
[Torres goatfish]

Photo by Bailly, N.

Eastern Indian Ocean to W
Max. Length 25 cm TL
Upeneus tragula Richardson, 1846

Photo by Bailly, N.
 
Upeneus tragula
[Freckled goatfish]
No picture found
Pacific Ocean
Max. Length 10 cm SL
 
Upeneus vanuatu
[Vanuatu goatfish]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Indo-Pacific
Max. Length 28 cm TL
Upeneus vittatus (Forsskål, 1775)

Photo by Randall, J.E.
 
Upeneus vittatus
[Yellowstriped goatfish]
No picture found
Eastern Pacific.
Max. Length 20 cm TL
 
Upeneus xanthogrammus
[]
88 Species of Family Mullidae
(Goatfishes)
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Year Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm)
2011 Mulloidichthys ayliffe Indian mimic goatfish Western Indian Ocean 24.5 SL
1862 Mulloidichthys dentatus Mexican goatfish Eastern Pacific 31 TL
1801 Mulloidichthys flavolineatus Yellowstripe goatfish Indo-Pacific 43 TL
1829 Mulloidichthys martinicus Yellow goatfish Western Atlantic 39.4 TL
1980 Mulloidichthys mimicus Mimic goatfish Indo-Pacific 30 TL
1900 Mulloidichthys pfluegeri Orange goatfish Indo-Pacific 40 SL
1831 Mulloidichthys vanicolensis Yellowfin goatfish Indo-Pacific 38 TL
1933 Mullus argentinae Argentine goatfish Southwest Atlantic 30 TL
1882 Mullus auratus Red goatfish Western Atlantic 27 TL
1758 Mullus barbatus barbatus Red mullet Eastern Atlantic 33.2 SL
1927 Mullus barbatus ponticus Black Sea and Sea of Azov 22 TL
1758 Mullus surmuletus Surmullet Eastern Atlantic 40 SL
2009 Parupeneus angulatus Western Indian Ocean 14.3 SL
1852 Parupeneus barberinoides Bicolor goatfish Western Pacific 30 TL
1801 Parupeneus barberinus Dash-and-dot goatfish Indo-Pacific 60 TL
1846 Parupeneus biaculeatus Pointed goatfish Northwest Pacific. 19 SL
1903 Parupeneus chrysonemus Yellow-threaded goatfish Eastern Central Pacific 19.6 SL
1843 Parupeneus chrysopleuron Yellow striped goatfish Indo-West Pacific 55 TL
1802 Parupeneus ciliatus Whitesaddle goatfish Indo-Pacific 38 TL
1831 Parupeneus crassilabris Indo-West Pacific 38 TL
1801 Parupeneus cyclostomus Gold-saddle goatfish Indo-Pacific 50 TL
2004 Parupeneus diagonalis Western Indian Ocean, Ré 16.5 SL
1976 Parupeneus forsskali Red Sea goatfish Indian Ocean 28 TL
2009 Parupeneus fraserorum Western Indian Ocean 22.3 SL
1802 Parupeneus heptacanthus Cinnabar goatfish Indo-West Pacific 36 TL
1803 Parupeneus indicus Indian goatfish Indo-Pacific 45 TL
2002 Parupeneus insularis Twosaddle goatfish Eastern Central Pacific 30 TL
1856 Parupeneus jansenii Jansen's goatfish Western Pacific 25 TL
2004 Parupeneus louise Central Pacific 23 SL
1801 Parupeneus macronemus Long-barbel goatfish Indo-West Pacific 40 TL
1984 Parupeneus margaritatus Pearly goatfish Western Indian Ocean 23 TL
2009 Parupeneus minys Western Indian Ocean 10.7 SL
1993 Parupeneus moffitti Western Pacific 23.5 SL
1825 Parupeneus multifasciatus Manybar goatfish Pacific Ocean 35 TL
2009 Parupeneus nansen Western Indian Ocean 13.9 SL
1933 Parupeneus orientalis Rapanui goatfish Southeast Pacfiic 24.9 SL
1831 Parupeneus pleurostigma Sidespot goatfish Indo-Pacific 33 TL
1903 Parupeneus porphyreus Eastern Central Pacific 51 TL
1967 Parupeneus posteli Western Indian Ocean 15.2 SL
2001 Parupeneus procerigena Western Indian Ocean 19.8 SL
1801 Parupeneus rubescens Rosy goatfish Indo-West Pacific 43 TL
1963 Parupeneus seychellensis Western Indian Ocean 23 SL
1854 Parupeneus spilurus Blackspot goatfish Western Pacific 50 TL
1801 Parupeneus trifasciatus Doublebar goatfish Indian Ocean 35 TL
1863 Pseudupeneus grandisquamis Bigscale goatfish Eastern Pacific 30 TL
1793 Pseudupeneus maculatus Spotted goatfish Western Atlantic 30 TL
1829 Pseudupeneus prayensis West African goatfish Eastern Atlantic 55 SL
1801 Upeneichthys lineatus Blue-striped mullet Southwest Pacific 40 FL
1990 Upeneichthys stotti Stott's goatfish Eastern Indian Ocean 17.9 TL
1829 Upeneichthys vlamingii Bluespotted goatfish Eastern Indian Ocean 35 TL
1954 Upeneus asymmetricus Asymmetrical goatfish Indo-West Pacific 30 TL
2002 Upeneus australiae Australian goatfish Eastern Indian Ocean and 16 SL
2001 Upeneus davidaromi Darom's goatfish Western Indian Ocean 24 SL
1869 Upeneus doriae Gilded goatfish Western Indian Ocean 20 TL
1910 Upeneus filifer Pennant goatfish Western Central Pacific.
1992 Upeneus francisi Francis' goatfish Southwest Pacific 7.2 SL
1868 Upeneus guttatus Two-tone goatfish Indo-West Pacific 16 SL
2014 Upeneus heemstra Heemstra goatfish Western Indian Ocean 15 SL
2010 Upeneus indicus Tall-fin goatfish Western Indian Ocean 14 SL
2011 Upeneus itoui Oriental Goatfish Currently known only from 12.3 SL
1782 Upeneus japonicus Japanese goatfish Western Pacific 15.7 SL
2015 Upeneus lombok Lombok goatfish Eastern Indian Ocean 9.4 SL
1907 Upeneus luzonius Dark-barred goatfish Western Pacific 20 TL
2010 Upeneus margarethae Margaretha's goatfish Indian Ocean 11 SL
1967 Upeneus mascareinsis Mascarene goatfish Western Indian Ocean 18 SL
1855 Upeneus moluccensis Goldband goatfish Indo-West Pacific 22 TL
2006 Upeneus mouthami Moutham's goatfish Western Central Pacific 9.5 SL
1976 Upeneus niebuhri Niebuhr’s goatfish Western Indian Ocean 11 SL
2014 Upeneus nigromarginatus Black-margined goatfish Western Pacific 27 SL
1954 Upeneus oligospilus Short-fin goatfish Western Indian Ocean 17 SL
1852 Upeneus parvus Dwarf goatfish Western Atlantic 30 TL
1989 Upeneus pori Por's goatfish Western Indian Ocean 19 TL
1963 Upeneus quadrilineatus Four-stripe goatfish Indo-West Pacific 17 SL
2011 Upeneus randalli Western Indian Ocean 10.1 SL
2013 Upeneus saiab SAIAB goatfish Western Indian Ocean, Moz 10.2 SL
2011 Upeneus seychellensis Tailstripe goatfish Western Indian Ocean 11.7 SL
2012 Upeneus stenopsis Narrow-tail goatfish Pacific Ocean 13.1 SL
2010 Upeneus suahelicus Swahili goatfish Western Indian Ocean 13.5 SL
1843 Upeneus subvittatus Deep-water goatfish Western Pacific 24.1 SL
1829 Upeneus sulphureus Sulphur goatfish Indo-West Pacific 23 TL
1855 Upeneus sundaicus Ochrebanded goatfish Indo-West Pacific 22 TL
2010 Upeneus supravittatus Long-fin goatfish Eastern Indian Ocean 14 SL
1829 Upeneus taeniopterus Finstripe goatfish Indo-Pacific 33 TL
2014 Upeneus torres Torres goatfish East Indian to Western Pa 10 SL
1846 Upeneus tragula Freckled goatfish Eastern Indian Ocean to W 25 TL
2013 Upeneus vanuatu Vanuatu goatfish Pacific Ocean 10 SL
1775 Upeneus vittatus Yellowstriped goatfish Indo-Pacific 28 TL
1892 Upeneus xanthogrammus Eastern Pacific. 20 TL



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