Upeneus tragula Richardson, 1846

Freckled goatfish

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Classification	Actinopterygii \| Perciformes \| Mullidae
Synonyms	Upeneoides tragula, Upeneus oligospilus, ... more
Common names	Bar-tail goatfish, Goatfish, Bar-tailed goatfish, ... more

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Main reference

Myers, R.F. 1991. (Ref. 1602)
Other references | Biblio | Coordinator : Randall, John E. | Collaborators

Size / Weight / Age

Max length : 30.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 30573); common length : 25.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 9947)

Environment

Reef-associated; oceanodromous (Ref. 51243); brackish; marine; depth range 10 - 40 m (Ref. 3470)

Climate / Range

Tropical; 30°N - 25°S

Indo-West Pacific: East Africa to Vanuatu, north to southern Japan.
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Short description

Dorsal spines (total): 8; Dorsal soft rays (total): 9; Anal spines: 1; Anal soft rays: 7. Highly variable in color, from red (Ref. 48636), to irregular dots and blotches on body; brown-blackish stripe from snout to caudal fin (Ref. 5405). Adults with dark tips on both dorsal fins and typically with several yellow spots in the dark tip of the first dorsal fin. Red and spotted colors usually show when resting on the substrate, either day or night. When swimming about to feed, it is light colored with a black mid-lateral stripe (Ref. 48636).

Found over sand and mud bottoms near coral reefs (Ref. 30573). Known to enter lower reaches of rivers. Generally solitary (Ref. 5213), but forms small to moderately large aggregations at all sizes (Ref. 48636).


IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 57073)	Threat to humans
Not Evaluated	Harmless

Human uses
Fisheries: commercial; aquarium: commercial


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Estimation of some characteristics with mathematical models

Resilience (Ref. 69278)

High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (Preliminary K or Fecundity.)


Vulnerability (Ref. 59153)	Price category (Ref. 80766)
Low vulnerability (18 of 100)	High

Entered by Froese, Rainer

Modified by Ortañez, Auda Kareen

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