fin-stripe goatfish

Upeneus taeniopterus

Thirty Three Centimeters Mullid Fish

fin-stripe goatfish is a marine fish found around Indo-Pacific. It inhabits marine waters. Records give a maximum length of 33 cm.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Goatfishes
Family: Mullidae
Genus: Upeneus
Maximum length: 33 cm
Water: Marine
Body shape: fusiform
Distribution: Indo-Pacific: widespread from between Pinda Bank, Mozambique to Rangiroa I., Tuamoto Archipelago (Fr Polynesia); north to Ishigakijima, Ryukyu Is. (Japan), south to Aitutaki Island, Cook Islands.
Conservation status: LCLeast Concern

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