n = 105
| Scientific Name | Author | Valid Name | Family | English Name |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Upeneus arge | Jordan & Evermann, 1903 | Upeneus taeniopterus | Mullidae | Finstripe goatfish |
| Upeneus asymetricus | Lachner, 1954 | Upeneus asymmetricus | Mullidae | Asymmetrical goatfish |
| Upeneus asymmetricus | Lachner, 1954 | Upeneus asymmetricus | Mullidae | Asymmetrical goatfish |
| Upeneus atrocingulatus | Kner, 1870 | Parupeneus multifasciatus | Mullidae | Manybar goatfish |
| Upeneus australiae | Kim & Nakaya, 2002 | Upeneus australiae | Mullidae | Australian goatfish |
| Upeneus barberinoides | Bleeker, 1852 | Parupeneus barberinoides | Mullidae | Bicolor goatfish |
| Upeneus bensasi | (Temminck & Schlegel, 1843) | Upeneus japonicus | Mullidae | Japanese goatfish |
| Upeneus biaculeatus | Richardson, 1846 | Parupeneus biaculeatus | Mullidae | Pointed goatfish |
| Upeneus bifasciatus | (Lacepède, 1801) | Parupeneus trifasciatus | Mullidae | Doublebar goatfish |
| Upeneus bilineatus | Valenciennes, 1831 | Upeneus sulphureus | Mullidae | Sulphur goatfish |
| Upeneus brandesii | Bleeker, 1851 | Parupeneus pleurostigma | Mullidae | Sidespot goatfish |
| Upeneus caudofasciatus | Uiblein & Gledhill, 2019 | Upeneus caudofasciatus | Mullidae | Tailbar goatfish |
| Upeneus chryserythrus | Günther, 1873 | Parupeneus cyclostomus | Mullidae | Gold-saddle goatfish |
| Upeneus cinnabarinus | Cuvier, 1829 | Parupeneus heptacanthus | Mullidae | Cinnabar goatfish |
| Upeneus crassilabris | Valenciennes, 1831 | Parupeneus crassilabris | Mullidae | Two-banded goatfish |
| Upeneus crosnieri | Fourmanoir & Guézé, 1967 | Upeneus guttatus | Mullidae | Two-tone goatfish |
| Upeneus cyprinoides | Valenciennes, 1831 | Parupeneus ciliatus | Mullidae | Whitesaddle goatfish |
| Upeneus davidaromi | Golani, 2001 | Upeneus davidaromi | Mullidae | Darom's goatfish |
| Upeneus dentatus | Gill, 1862 | Mulloidichthys dentatus | Mullidae | Mexican goatfish |
| Upeneus dimipavlov | Uiblein & Motomura, 2021 | Upeneus dimipavlov | Mullidae | Pavlov’s goatfish |
| Upeneus doriae | (Günther, 1869) | Upeneus doriae | Mullidae | Gilded goatfish |
| Upeneus elongatus | Uiblein & Motomura, 2021 | Upeneus elongatus | Mullidae | Elongate goatfish |
| Upeneus farnis | Uiblein & Peristiwady, 2017 | Upeneus farnis | Mullidae | Farnis’ goatfish |
| Upeneus filifer | (Ogilby, 1910) | Upeneus filifer | Mullidae | Pennant goatfish |
| Upeneus flavolineatus | (Lacepède, 1801) | Mulloidichthys flavolineatus | Mullidae | Yellowstripe goatfish |
| Upeneus floros | Uiblein & Gouws, 2020 | Upeneus floros | Mullidae | Floros goatfish |
| Upeneus francisi | Randall & Guézé, 1992 | Upeneus francisi | Mullidae | Francis' goatfish |
| Upeneus fraterculus | Valenciennes, 1831 | Parupeneus ciliatus | Mullidae | Whitesaddle goatfish |
| Upeneus grandisquamis | Gill, 1863 | Pseudupeneus grandisquamis | Mullidae | Bigscale goatfish |
| Upeneus griseofrenatus | Kner, 1868 | Parupeneus indicus | Mullidae | Indian goatfish |
| Upeneus gubal | Uiblein, 2019 | Upeneus gubal | Mullidae | Gubal goatfish |
| Upeneus guttatus | (Day, 1868) | Upeneus guttatus | Mullidae | Two-tone goatfish |
| Upeneus heemstra | Uiblein & Gouws, 2014 | Upeneus heemstra | Mullidae | Heemstra goatfish |
| Upeneus heptacanthus | (Lacepède, 1802) | Parupeneus heptacanthus | Mullidae | Cinnabar goatfish |
| Upeneus heterospinus | Uiblein & Pavlov, 2019 | Upeneus heterospinus | Mullidae | Varied-spine goatfish |
| Upeneus immaculatus | Bennett, 1831 | Parupeneus cyclostomus | Mullidae | Gold-saddle goatfish |
| Upeneus indicus | (Shaw, 1803) | Parupeneus indicus | Mullidae | Indian goatfish |
| Upeneus indicus | Uiblein & Heemstra, 2010 | Upeneus indicus | Mullidae | Tall-fin goatfish |
| Upeneus itoui | Yamashita, Golani & Motomura, 2011 | Upeneus itoui | Mullidae | Oriental Goatfish |
| Upeneus jansenii | Bleeker, 1856 | Parupeneus jansenii | Mullidae | Jansen's goatfish |
| Upeneus japonicus | (Houttuyn, 1782) | Upeneus japonicus | Mullidae | Japanese goatfish |
| Upeneus lombok | Uiblein & White, 2015 | Upeneus lombok | Mullidae | Lombok goatfish |
| Upeneus luteus | Valenciennes, 1831 | Parupeneus cyclostomus | Mullidae | Gold-saddle goatfish |
| Upeneus luzonius | Jordan & Seale, 1907 | Upeneus luzonius | Mullidae | Dark-barred goatfish |
| Upeneus maculatus | (Bloch, 1793) | Pseudupeneus maculatus | Mullidae | Spotted goatfish |
| Upeneus madras | Uiblein & Maclaine, 2022 | Upeneus madras | Mullidae | Madras goatfish |
| Upeneus malabaricus | Cuvier, 1829 | Parupeneus indicus | Mullidae | Indian goatfish |
| Upeneus margarethae | Uiblein & Heemstra, 2010 | Upeneus margarethae | Mullidae | Margaretha's goatfish |
| Upeneus martinicus | Cuvier, 1829 | Mulloidichthys martinicus | Mullidae | Yellow goatfish |
| Upeneus mascareinsis | Fourmanoir & Guézé, 1967 | Upeneus mascareinsis | Mullidae | Mascarene goatfish |
| Upeneus mascariensis | Fourmanoir & Guézé, 1967 | Upeneus mascareinsis | Mullidae | Mascarene goatfish |
| Upeneus molluccensis | (Bleeker, 1855) | Upeneus moluccensis | Mullidae | Goldband goatfish |
| Upeneus mollucensis | (Bleeker, 1855) | Upeneus moluccensis | Mullidae | Goldband goatfish |
| Upeneus moluccensis | (Bleeker, 1855) | Upeneus moluccensis | Mullidae | Goldband goatfish |
| Upeneus moluscensis | (Bleeker, 1855) | Upeneus moluccensis | Mullidae | Goldband goatfish |
| Upeneus mouthami | Randall & Kulbicki, 2006 | Upeneus mouthami | Mullidae | Moutham's goatfish |
| Upeneus mulluscensis | (Bleeker, 1855) | Upeneus moluccensis | Mullidae | Goldband goatfish |
| Upeneus niebuhri | Guézé, 1976 | Upeneus niebuhri | Mullidae | Niebuhr’s goatfish |
| Upeneus nigromarginatus | Bos, 2014 | Upeneus nigromarginatus | Mullidae | Black-margined goatfish |
| Upeneus oligospilus | Lachner, 1954 | Upeneus oligospilus | Mullidae | Short-fin goatfish |
| Upeneus oxycephalus | Bleeker, 1856 | Parupeneus cyclostomus | Mullidae | Gold-saddle goatfish |
| Upeneus parvus | Poey, 1852 | Upeneus parvus | Mullidae | Dwarf goatfish |
| Upeneus phillipsi | Fowler, 1918 | Genus Species | New species | |
| Upeneus pleurospilos | Bleeker, 1853 | Parupeneus heptacanthus | Mullidae | Cinnabar goatfish |
| Upeneus pleurostigma | Bennett, 1831 | Parupeneus pleurostigma | Mullidae | Sidespot goatfish |
| Upeneus pori | Ben-Tuvia & Golani, 1989 | Upeneus pori | Mullidae | Por's goatfish |
| Upeneus porosus | Cuvier, 1829 | Upeneichthys lineatus | Mullidae | Blue-striped mullet |
| Upeneus prayensis | Cuvier, 1829 | Pseudupeneus prayensis | Mullidae | West African goatfish |
| Upeneus quadrilineatus | Cheng & Wang, 1963 | Upeneus quadrilineatus | Mullidae | Four-stripe goatfish |
| Upeneus randalli | Uiblein & Heemstra, 2011 | Upeneus randalli | Mullidae | |
| Upeneus saffordi | Seale, 1901 | Parupeneus cyclostomus | Mullidae | Gold-saddle goatfish |
| Upeneus saiab | Uiblein & Lisher, 2013 | Upeneus saiab | Mullidae | SAIAB goatfish |
| Upeneus semifasciatus | Macleay, 1883 | Parupeneus crassilabris | Mullidae | Two-banded goatfish |
| Upeneus seychellensis | Uiblein & Heemstra, 2011 | Upeneus seychellensis | Mullidae | Tailstripe goatfish |
| Upeneus signatus | Günther, 1867 | Parupeneus spilurus | Mullidae | Blackspot goatfish |
| Upeneus sp. | Not applicable | Upeneus francisi | Mullidae | Francis' goatfish |
| Upeneus sp. 1 | Not applicable | Upeneus heterospinus | Mullidae | Varied-spine goatfish |
| Upeneus spilurus | Bleeker, 1854 | Parupeneus spilurus | Mullidae | Blackspot goatfish |
| Upeneus spottocaudalis | Uiblein & Gledhill, 2017 | Upeneus spottocaudalis | Mullidae | Tailspot goatfish |
| Upeneus stenopsis | Uiblein & McGrouther, 2012 | Upeneus stenopsis | Mullidae | Narrow-tail goatfish |
| Upeneus suahelicus | Uiblein & Heemstra, 2010 | Upeneus suahelicus | Mullidae | Swahili goatfish |
| Upeneus subvitatus | (Temminck & Schlegel, 1843) | Upeneus subvittatus | Mullidae | Deep-water goatfish |
| Upeneus subvittatus | (Temminck & Schlegel, 1843) | Upeneus subvittatus | Mullidae | Deep-water goatfish |
| Upeneus sulphureus | Cuvier, 1829 | Upeneus sulphureus | Mullidae | Sulphur goatfish |
| Upeneus sulphurus | Cuvier, 1829 | Upeneus sulphureus | Mullidae | Sulphur goatfish |
| Upeneus sundaecus | (Bleeker, 1855) | Upeneus sundaicus | Mullidae | Ochrebanded goatfish |
| Upeneus sundaicus | (Bleeker, 1855) | Upeneus sundaicus | Mullidae | Ochrebanded goatfish |
| Upeneus suophureus | Cuvier, 1829 | Upeneus sulphureus | Mullidae | Sulphur goatfish |
| Upeneus supravittatus | Uiblein & Heemstra, 2010 | Upeneus supravittatus | Mullidae | Long-fin goatfish |
| Upeneus taeniatus | Kner, 1865 | Parupeneus biaculeatus | Mullidae | Pointed goatfish |
| Upeneus taeniopterus | Cuvier, 1829 | Upeneus taeniopterus | Mullidae | Finstripe goatfish |
| Upeneus torres | Uiblein & Gledhill, 2014 | Upeneus torres | Mullidae | Torres goatfish |
| Upeneus tragua | Richardson, 1846 | Upeneus tragula | Mullidae | Freckled goatfish |
| Upeneus tragula | Richardson, 1846 | Upeneus tragula | Mullidae | Freckled goatfish |
| Upeneus trifasciatus | (Lacepède, 1801) | Parupeneus trifasciatus | Mullidae | Doublebar goatfish |
| Upeneus vanicolensis | Valenciennes, 1831 | Mulloidichthys vanicolensis | Mullidae | Yellowfin goatfish |
| Upeneus vanuatu | Uiblein & Causse, 2013 | Upeneus vanuatu | Mullidae | Vanuatu goatfish |
| Upeneus velifer | Smith & Swain, 1882 | Parupeneus multifasciatus | Mullidae | Manybar goatfish |
| Upeneus vilifex | Smith & Swain, 1882 | Parupeneus multifasciatus | Mullidae | Manybar goatfish |
| Upeneus vitatus | (Forsskål, 1775) | Upeneus vittatus | Mullidae | Yellowstriped goatfish |
| Upeneus vittatus | (Forsskål, 1775) | Upeneus vittatus | Mullidae | Yellowstriped goatfish |
| Upeneus vlamingii | Cuvier, 1829 | Upeneichthys vlamingii | Mullidae | Bluespotted goatfish |
| Upeneus waigiensis | Cuvier, 1829 | Parupeneus indicus | Mullidae | Indian goatfish |
| Upeneus willwhite | Uiblein & Motomura, 2021 | Upeneus willwhite | Mullidae | White’s goatfish |
| Upeneus xanthogrammus | Gilbert, 1892 | Mulloidichthys dentatus | Mullidae | Mexican goatfish |