Blue-lined goatfish

Upeneichthys lineatus
Not evaluated (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Mullidae
Genus: Upeneichthys
Species: U. lineatus
Binomial name
Upeneichthys lineatus
(Bloch & J. G. Schneider, 1801)
Synonyms
  • Mullus surmuletus lineatus Bloch & J. G. Schneider, 1801
  • Upeneus porosus G. Cuvier, 1829
  • Upeneichthys porosus (G. Cuvier, 1829)
  • Atahua clarki Phillipps, 1941

Upeneichthys lineatus, the blue-striped mullet, is a species of goatfish native to the Pacific coast of Australia. It occurs in sheltered areas over rocky and sandy substrates and can be found 5 to 100 metres (16 to 328 ft), though rarer below 40 metres (130 ft). This species can reach a length of 40 centimetres (16 in) FL. This species is commercially important.[1]

References

  1. ↑ Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2013). "Upeneichthys lineatus" in FishBase. December 2013 version.
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