Swahili goatfish

Upeneus suahelicus

Mullid Fish from Ninety Nine Meters

Swahili goatfish is known around Western Indian Ocean as a marine fish; It occurs in marine waters, and records give a maximum length of 13.5 cm.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Goatfishes
Family: Mullidae
Genus: Upeneus
Maximum length: 13.5 cm
Water: Marine
Body shape: fusiform
Distribution: Western Indian Ocean: Kenya to South Africa, Eritrea (Red Sea).
Conservation status: LCLeast Concern

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