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	<dwc:Phylum>Chordata</dwc:Phylum>
	<dwc:Class>Teleostei</dwc:Class>
	<dwc:Order>Lophiiformes</dwc:Order>
	<dwc:Family>Tetrabrachiidae</dwc:Family>
	<dwc:Genus>Dibrachichthys</dwc:Genus>
	<dwc:ScientificName>Dibrachichthys melanurus Pietsch, Johnson &amp; Arnold, 2009</dwc:ScientificName>
	<commonName xml:lang='en'>Shortfin goatfish</commonName>
	<commonName xml:lang='en'>Short-fin goatfish</commonName>
	<synonym relationship='misapplied name'>Upeneus tragula (non Richardson, 1846)</synonym>
	<dcterms:created>2010-04-06</dcterms:created>
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	<reference isbn='' url='http://www.fishbase.org/references/FBRefSummary.php?id=6019&amp;speccode=65413'>Kuronuma, K. and Y. Abe0 Fishes of Kuwait. Kuwait Institute for Scientific Research, Kuwait. (Ref. 6019)</reference>
	<reference isbn='' url='http://www.fishbase.org/references/FBRefSummary.php?id=38732&amp;speccode=65413'>Anonymous0 Fish collection database of the National Museum of Natural History (Smithsonian Institution). Smithsonian Institution-Division of Fishes. (Ref. 38732)</reference>
	<reference isbn='' url='http://www.fishbase.org/references/FBRefSummary.php?id=58005&amp;speccode=65413'>Randall, J.E. and M. Kulbicki0 A review of the goatfishes of the genus &lt;i&gt;Upeneus&lt;/i&gt; (Perciformes: Mullidae) from New Caledonia and the Chesterfield Bank, with a new species and four new records. Zool. Studies 45(3):298-307. (Ref. 58005)</reference>
	<reference isbn='' url='http://www.fishbase.org/references/FBRefSummary.php?id=83903&amp;speccode=65413'>Uiblein, F. and P.C. Heemstra0 A taxonomic review of the Western Indian Ocean goatfishes of the genus &lt;i&gt;Upeneus&lt;/i&gt; (Family Mullidae), with descriptions of four new species. Smithiana 11:35-71. (Ref. 83903)</reference>
	<reference isbn='' url='http://www.fishbase.org/references/FBRefSummary.php?id=87809&amp;speccode=65413'>Uiblein, F. and P.C. Heemstra0 A new goatfish, &lt;i&gt;Upeneus seychellensis&lt;/i&gt; sp. nov. (Mullidae), from the Seychelles Bank, with remarks on &lt;i&gt;Upeneus guttatus&lt;/i&gt; and a key to Western Indian Ocean &lt;i&gt;Upeneus&lt;/i&gt; species. Marine Biology Research 7:637-650. (Ref. 87809)</reference>
	<reference isbn='' url='http://www.fishbase.org/references/FBRefSummary.php?id=88844&amp;speccode=65413'>Uiblein, F. and P.C. Heemstra0 Description of a new goatfish species, &lt;i&gt;Upeneus randalli&lt;/i&gt; (Mullidae), from the Persian Gulf, with remarks and identification keys for the genus &lt;i&gt;Upeneus&lt;/i&gt;. Scientia Marina 75(3):585-594. (Ref. 88844)</reference>
	<reference isbn='' url='http://www.fishbase.org/references/FBRefSummary.php?id=95469&amp;speccode=65413'>Uiblein, F. and G. Gouws0 A new goatfish species of the genus &lt;i&gt;Upeneus&lt;/i&gt; (Mullidae) based on molecular and morphological screening and subsequent taxonomic analysis. Mar. Biol. Res. 10(7):655-681. (Ref. 95469)</reference>
	<reference isbn='' url='http://www.fishbase.org/references/FBRefSummary.php?id=101194&amp;speccode=65413'>Patzner, R.A.0 Reproductive strategies of fish. pp. 311-350.  In  Rocha, M.J., A. Arukwe and B.G. Kapoor (eds). Fish reproduction: cytology, biology and ecology. Science Publisher, Inc. Oxford. 631 p. (Ref. 101194)</reference>
	<reference isbn='' url='http://www.fishbase.org/references/FBRefSummary.php?id=115257&amp;speccode=65413'>FAO-FIES0 Aquatic Sciences and Fisheries Information System (ASFIS) species list. Retrieved from http://www.fao.org/fishery/collection/asfis/en (accessed 08/06/2017). (Ref. 115257)</reference><dataObject>
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	<dcterms:created>2010-04-12 00:00:00</dcterms:created>
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	<dc:description>This species is distinguished by the following characters:  D VIII + 9; pectoral fins 13-14; gill rakers 4-7 + 15-18 = 20-24; lateral line scales 29-31; body depth at first dorsal fin origin 22-26% SL and at anus 19-22% SL; caudal-peduncle depth 9.6-11% SL, width 2.2-4.1% SL; maximum head depth 19-23% SL; head depth through eye 15-19% SL; head length 29-33%SL; postorbital length 12-13% SL; orbit length 5.5-8.1% SL; upper jaw length 11-14% SL;  barbel length 16-22% SL; caudal-peduncle length 20-25% SL; caudal-fin length 24-28% SL; anal-fin height 15-17% SL; pelvic-fin length 18-22% SL; pectoral-fin length 18-22% SL, width 3.6-5.4% SL; first dorsal-fin height 18-22% SL; second dorsal-fin height 16-18% SL; postorbital length 1.2-1.4 times in anal-fin height; all fins possess dark brown or black stripes, bars or blotches; 6-10 oblique bars on caudal fin in adults (6 or less in juveniles &gt; 7 cm SL), 3-5 brown, dark brown or black bars on upper caudal-fin lobe, 3-4 brown, dark brown or black bars on lower lobe; a dark-brown or black mid-lateral body stripe from tip of snout to caudal-fin base; body and head ground colour white orbeige, slightly darker above lateral line, with irregular dark brown or black spots, dots and blotches; barbels are yellow or pale brown; most of body and fin pigmentation retained on preserved fish (Ref. 95469).</dc:description>
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	<reference isbn='' url='http://www.fishbase.org/references/FBRefSummary.php?id=95469&amp;speccode=65413'>Uiblein, F. and G. Gouws 2014 A new goatfish species of the genus &lt;i&gt;Upeneus&lt;/i&gt; (Mullidae) based on molecular and morphological screening and subsequent taxonomic analysis. Mar. Biol. Res. 10(7):655-681. (Ref. 95469)</reference></dataObject><dataObject>
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	<dc:description>Dorsal spines (total): 8; Dorsal soft rays (total): 9</dc:description>
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	<dc:description>Western Indian Ocean:  Persian Gulf.</dc:description>
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	<reference isbn='' url='http://www.fishbase.org/references/FBRefSummary.php?id=83903&amp;speccode=65413'>Uiblein, F. and P.C. Heemstra 2010 A taxonomic review of the Western Indian Ocean goatfishes of the genus &lt;i&gt;Upeneus&lt;/i&gt; (Family Mullidae), with descriptions of four new species. Smithiana 11:35-71. (Ref. 83903)</reference></dataObject><dataObject>
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	<dc:description>17.0 cm SL (male/unsexed; (Ref. 83903))</dc:description>
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	<dc:description>Least Concern (LC) , IUCN Grouper and Wrasse Specialist Group</dc:description>
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	<reference isbn='' url='http://www.fishbase.org/references/FBRefSummary.php?id=57073'>IUCN 2006 2006 IUCN red list of threatened species. www.iucnredlist.org. Downloaded July 2006.</reference></dataObject><dataObject>
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