yellowstriped goatfish

Upeneus vittatus

Fish Reaching Twenty Eight Centimeters in Indo Pacific

yellowstriped goatfish is a fish found around Indo-Pacific. The largest recorded length is 28 cm. Its body is fusiform body.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Goatfishes
Family: Mullidae
Genus: Upeneus
Maximum length: 28 cm
Body shape: fusiform
Distribution: Indo-Pacific: Persian Gulf (Ref.80050); Red Sea south to East London, South Africa and east to Micronesia and the Hawaiian, Marquesan, and Society islands, north to southern Japan, south to New Caledonia.
Conservation status: LCLeast Concern

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