goldband goldfish

Upeneus moluccensis

Mullid Fish of Indo West Pacific

Yellow
Tropical
Regional distribution
Pacific Ocean
East Asia
Oceania
Fusiform
Medium
Tropical fish

Upeneus moluccensis, the goldband goatfish, golden-banded goatfish or Moluccan goatfish, is a species of Indo-Pacific goatfish from the red mullet and goatfish family, the Mullidae. It is widespread in the warmer waters of the Indian and Pacific Oceans as far east as New Caledonia and has colonised the eastern Mediterranean Sea from the Red Sea via the Suez Canal, making it a Lessepsian migrant.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Goatfishes
Family: Mullidae
Genus: Upeneus
Maximum length: 22.5 cm
Body shape: fusiform
Distribution: Indo-West Pacific: Red Sea to New Caledonia; north to Japan. Invaded the eastern Mediterranean from the Red Sea through the Suez Canal.
Conservation status: LCLeast Concern

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