Biology:Southern goatfish

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Southern goatfish
Upeneichthys vlamingi P2023197.JPG
Not evaluated (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Subphylum:
Vertebrata
Class:
Order:
Family:
Mullidae
Genus:
Species:
U. vlamingii
Binomial name
Upeneichthys vlamingii
(G. Cuvier, 1829)
Synonyms
  • Upeneus vlamingii G. Cuvier, 1829

The southern goatfish or blue-spotted goatfish (Upeneichthys vlamingii) is a species of goatfish native to the Indian Ocean coast of southern Australia . It occurs in rocky estuaries and in coastal waters with a substrate of sand. It can be found down to a depth of 100 metres (330 ft). It can reach a length of 35 centimetres (14 in) TL.[1]

References

  1. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2013). "Upeneichthys vlamingii" in FishBase. December 2013 version.

Wikidata ☰ Q2698320 entry