Upeneichthys lineatus

Upeneichthys lineatus
Conservation status
	Not evaluated (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Perciformes
Family:	Mullidae
Genus:	Upeneichthys
Species:	U. lineatus
Binomial name
	Upeneichthys lineatus; (Bloch & J. G. Schneider, 1801)
Synonyms
	Mullus surmuletus lineatus Bloch & J. G. Schneider, 1801; Upeneus porosus G. Cuvier, 1829; Upeneichthys porosus (G. Cuvier, 1829); Atahua clarki Phillipps, 1941;

Upeneichthys lineatus, the blue-striped mullet, is a species of goatfish native to the Pacific coast of Australia. It occurs in sheltered areas over rocky and sandy substrates and can be found 5 to 100 metres (16 to 328 ft), though rarer below 40 metres (130 ft). This species can reach a length of 40 centimetres (16 in) FL. This species is commercially important.^[1]

References

^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2013). "Upeneichthys lineatus" in FishBase. December 2013 version.

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[1] Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2013). "Upeneichthys lineatus" in FishBase. December 2013 version.

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