bigscale goatfish

Pseudupeneus grandisquamis

Thirty Centimeters Mullid Fish from Eastern Pacific

bigscale goatfish is a marine fish found around Eastern Pacific. It inhabits marine waters. Records give a maximum length of 30 cm.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Goatfishes
Family: Mullidae
Genus: Pseudupeneus
Maximum length: 30 cm
Water: Marine
Body shape: fusiform
Distribution: Eastern Pacific: Baja California, Mexico to Chile; one specimen was caught at the artificially warm outfall at the San Onofre (southern California, USA) nuclear power plant.
Conservation status: LCLeast Concern

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