Australian goatfish

Upeneus australiae

Mullid Fish beneath the Eastern Indian Ocean

Tropical
Regional distribution
Marine fish
Indian Ocean
Pacific Ocean
Oceania
Fusiform
Medium
Tropical fish

Australian goatfish is a marine fish from Eastern Indian Ocean and Western Pacific. It inhabits marine waters. The species reaches a recorded maximum of 16 cm.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Goatfishes
Family: Mullidae
Genus: Upeneus
Maximum length: 16 cm
Water: Marine
Body shape: fusiform
Distribution: Eastern Indian Ocean and Western Pacific: Australia and off New Caledonia.
Conservation status: LCLeast Concern

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