Upeneichthys
| Upeneichthys | |
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| Blue-striped mullet (U. lineatus) | |
Scientific classification 
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| 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 and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2019). Species of Upeneichthys in FishBase. December 2019 version.
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