Upeneichthys - Australian goatfishes

Classification

Genus: Upeneichthys - Australian goatfishes
Family: Mullidae - Goatfishes
Order: Mulliformes - Goatfishes
Class: Teleostei - Ray-finned fishes
Superclass: Osteichthyes - Bony fishes

Description

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

There are currently three recognized species in this genus:

Upeneichthys lineatus Bloch & Schneider, 1801 (Blue-lined goatfish)
Upeneichthys stotti Hutchins, 1990 (Stotts goatfish)
Upeneichthys vlamingii (Cuvier, 1829) (Southern goatfish)

Species

Blue-striped mullet
(Upeneichthys lineatus)

Stott’s goatfish
(Upeneichthys stotti)

Bluespotted goatfish
(Upeneichthys vlamingii)

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