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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.
Issue
FishBase common name changed from Bluespotted goatfish to Blue-spotted goatfish (Uiblein et al., 2024: Ref. 130857).
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecologie
marien demersaal; diepte 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).
Grootte / Gewicht / Leeftijd
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 35.0 cm TL mannelijk / geslacht onbekend; (Ref. 9002)
Korte beschrijving
Determinatiesleutels | Morfologie | Morfometrie
Dorsale stekels (totaal) : 9; Dorsale zachte stralen (totaal) : 8; Anale stekels: 1 - 2; Anale zachte stralen: 6. Color extremely variable, dependent on time of day, sex and degree of excitement (Ref. 33839).
Inhabits shallow sandy coastal waters (Ref. 33839); also rocky estuaries (Ref. 9002). Forms schools (Ref. 9002). Good food fish (Ref. 33839).
Levenscyclus en paargedrag
Maturiteit | Voortplanting | Paaien | Eieren | Fecunditeit | Larven
Gomon, M.F., C.J.M. Glover and R.H. Kuiter (eds.), 1994. The fishes of Australia's south coast. State Print, Adelaide. 992 p. (Ref. 33839)
Status op de Rode Lijst van het IUCN (Ref. 130435: Version 2024-1)
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Harmless
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Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature (Ref.
123201): 14.6 - 27.4, mean 18 °C (based on 300 cells).
Fylogenetische diversiteitsindex (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 0.6250 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.01023 (0.00493 - 0.02126), b=3.10 (2.93 - 3.27), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref.
93245).
Trofisch niveau (Ref.
69278): 3.5 ±0.5 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Weerstandsvermogen (Ref.
120179): Gemiddeld, minimale populatieverdubbelingstijd 1,4-4,4 jaar (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (25 of 100).
Nutrients (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);
