Upeneichthys

Upeneichthys
U. porosus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Syngnathiformes
Family: Mullidae
Genus:
Bleeker, 1853[1][a]
Type species
Upeneus porosus
Cuvier, 1829
Synonyms

Upeneichthys is a genus of goatfishes native to the Indian and Pacific coasts of Australia.[2]

Species

There are currently four recognized species in this genus:[2]

Species Common name Image
Upeneichthys lineatus

Bloch & Schneider, 1801

Blue-lined goatfish
Upeneichthys porosus

(Cuvier 1829)[3]

Upeneichthys stotti

Hutchins, 1990

Stott's goatfish
Upeneichthys vlamingii

(Cuvier, 1829)

Southern goatfish

Nota bene: Kim (2002) and the Catalog of Fishes currently treat U. porosus as its own species,[3][4] while FishBase currently treats it as a synonym of U. lineatus.[5]

Notes

  1. ^ Also in Bleeker, P. (1855). "Over eenige visschen van van Diemensland". Verhandelingen der Koninklijke Akademie van Wetenschappen. 2. Amsterdam: 1–30 + 31, 1 pl.

References

  1. ^ Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Upeneichthys". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 12 March 2022.
  2. ^ a b Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Species in genus Upeneichthys". FishBase. February 2022 version.
  3. ^ a b Kim, B.-J. (2002). "Comparative anatomy and phylogeny of the family Mullidae (Teleostei: Perciformes)". Memoirs of the Graduate School of Fisheries Sciences, Hokkaido University. 49 (1).
  4. ^ "CAS - Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes". researcharchive.calacademy.org. Retrieved 2025-03-30.
  5. ^ "Synonyms - Detail". www.fishbase.se. Retrieved 2025-03-30.
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