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dwarf goatfish (Upeneus parvus)
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Mullidae

dwarf goatfish

Upeneus parvus

Thirty Centimeters Mullid Fish of the Atlantic Ocean

  • Tropical
  • Regional distribution
  • Marine fish
  • Atlantic Ocean
  • Central America and the Caribbean
  • North America
  • South America
  • Fusiform
  • Medium
  • Tropical fish

dwarf goatfish is known around Western Atlantic as a marine fish; It occurs in marine waters, and records give a maximum length of 30 cm.

Family
Mullidae
Genus
Upeneus
Maximum length
30 cm
Water
Marine
Body shape
fusiform
Distribution
Western Atlantic: North Carolina, USA and Puerto Rico to Santa Catarina, Brazil (Ref. 57756 ). Absent in the Bahamas, Bermuda, and the western Caribbean (Ref. 26938 ).
Conservation status
LCLeast Concern

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