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Mulliformes (Goatfishes) >
Mullidae (Goatfishes)
Etymology: Upeneichthys: Greek, ypene, -es = upper lip + Greek, ichthys = fish (Ref. 45335).
Eponymy: Admiral Cornelis Willemsz de Vlamingh (<1678–1735) was a Dutch explorer and naval officer. [...] (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
More on author: Cuvier.
Taxonomic Remarks
FishBase common name changed from Bluespotted goatfish to Blue-spotted goatfish (Uiblein et al., 2024: Ref. 130857).
Ambiente: milieu / zona climatica / distribuzione batimetrica / gamma di distribuzione
Ecologia
marino demersale; distribuzione batimetrica 1 - 100 m (Ref. 9002). Subtropical
Eastern Indian Ocean: southern Australia. This species has often been confused with Upeneichthys lineatus (Bloch & Schneider, 1801) occurring in the eastern coast of Australia (Ref. 33839).
Dimensione / Peso / Età
Maturità: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 35.0 cm TL maschio/sesso non determinato; (Ref. 9002)
Breve descrizione
Chiavi di identificazione | Morfologia | Morfometria
Spine dorsali (totale) : 9; Raggi dorsali molli (totale) : 8; Spine anali: 1 - 2; Raggi anali molli: 6. Color extremely variable, dependent on time of day, sex and degree of excitement (Ref. 33839).
Body shape (shape guide): fusiform / normal.
Inhabits shallow sandy coastal waters (Ref. 33839); also rocky estuaries (Ref. 9002). Forms schools (Ref. 9002). Good food fish (Ref. 33839).
Ciclo vitale e comportamento di accoppiamento
Maturità | Riproduzione | Deposizione | Uova | Fecondità | Larve
Gomon, M.F., R.H. Kuiter, C.J.M. Glover and Flora and Fauna of South Australia Handbooks Committee, 1994. The fishes of Australia's south coast. State Print, Adelaide, 992 p. (Ref. 33839)
Stato della Lista Rossa IUCN (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2 (Global))
Minaccia per l'uomo
Harmless
Usi umani
Strumenti
Rapporti speciali
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Stime basate su modelli
Indice di diversità filogenetica (Fonte Biblio. 82804) |
PD50 = 0.6250 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high]. |
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Bayesian length-weight
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a=0.01023 (0.00502 - 0.02088), b=3.09 (2.92 - 3.26), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref. 93245). |
Livello trofico (Fonte Biblio. 69278) |
3.5 ±0.5 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives |
Resilienza (Fonte Biblio. 120179) |
Medio, tempo minimo di raddoppiamento della popolazione 1.4 - 4.4 anni (Preliminary K or Fecundity.). |
Vulnerabilità della pesca (Ref. 59153) |
Low to moderate vulnerability (33 of 100). 🛈 |
Nutrienti (Ref. 124155) |
Calcium = 93.8 [52.8, 194.0] mg/100g; Iron = 1 [0, 2] mg/100g; Protein = 18.5 [16.8, 20.1] %; Omega3 = 0.398 [0.254, 0.700] g/100g; Selenium = 26.3 [14.2, 47.8] μg/100g; VitaminA = 14.1 [4.7, 49.3] μg/100g; Zinc = 0.787 [0.481, 1.106] mg/100g (wet weight); |