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Mullidae

Niebuhr’s goatfish

Upeneus niebuhri

Mullid Fish from the Western Indian Ocean

Tropical
Regional distribution
Marine fish
Indian Ocean
Fusiform
Compressed cross-section
Small
Tropical fish

Niebuhr’s goatfish is a marine fish of Western Indian Ocean. The species occupies marine waters. The species reaches a recorded maximum of 11 cm.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Goatfishes
Family: Mullidae
Genus: Upeneus
Maximum length: 11 cm
Water: Marine
Body shape: fusiform
Distribution: Western Indian Ocean: known only from the Gulf of Suez.
Conservation status: DDData Deficient

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