Tailstripe goatfish

Upeneus seychellensis

Mullid Fish beneath the Indian Ocean

Tropical
Regional distribution
Marine fish
Indian Ocean
Africa
Fusiform
Small
Tropical fish

Tailstripe goatfish is known around Western Indian Ocean as a marine fish; It occurs in marine waters, and the species reaches a recorded maximum of 10.6 cm.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Goatfishes
Family: Mullidae
Genus: Upeneus
Water type: Marine
Body shape: fusiform