Upeneichthys
Appearance
Upeneichthys | |
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Blue-striped mullet (U. lineatus) | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Perciformes |
Family: | Mullidae |
Genus: | Upeneichthys Bleeker, 1855 [1] |
Type species | |
Upeneus porosus Cuvier, 1829
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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]
- Upeneichthys lineatus Bloch & Schneider, 1801 (Blue-lined goatfish)
- Upeneichthys stotti Hutchins, 1990 (Stott's goatfish)
- Upeneichthys vlamingii (Cuvier, 1829) (Southern goatfish)
References
- ^ Bleeker, P. (1855) Over eenige visschen van van Diemensland. Verhandelingen der Koninklijke Akademie van Wetenschappen (Amsterdam) 2: 1-30 + 31, 1 pl.
- ^ a b Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Species in genus Upeneichthys". FishBase. December 2019 version.