Upeneichthys

Upeneichthys
Blue-striped mullet (U. lineatus)
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Mullidae
Genus: Upeneichthys
Bleeker, 1855 [1]
Type species
Upeneus porosus
G. Cuvier, 1829
Synonyms
  • Atahua Phillipps, 1941

Upeneichthys is a genus of goatfishes native to the Indian and Pacific coasts of Australia.[2]

Species

There are currently three recognized species in this genus:[2]

Species[3] Common name[3] Environment & range[4] IUCN status[5]
Upeneichthys lineatus (Bloch & J. G. Schneider, 1801) Blue-lined goatfish or blue-striped mullet Pacific coast of Australia; Marine; subtropical; inhabits sheltered bays and harbors NE*
Upeneichthys stotti Hutchins, 1990 Stott's goatfish Indian Ocean coast of eastern Australia; Temperate climate; inshore waters of the continental shelf NE
Upeneichthys vlamingii (G. Cuvier, 1829) Southern goatfish Indian Ocean coast of southern Australia; Subtropical 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. 1 2 Froese, Rainer, and Daniel Pauly, eds. (2013). Species of Upeneichthys in FishBase. December 2013 version.
  3. 1 2 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. Harper Collins Publishers, 400 p.
  5. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species


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