Bartail Goatfish (species: Upeneus tragula) in ALA: LIRS and surrounds using records to Oct. 2021 (Lizard Island Field Guide)
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Upeneus tragula
Bartail Goatfish


©Anne Hoggett: Upeneus tragula about 4 cm long at Watson's Bay, Lizard Island, on soft bottom away from reefs.

©Anne Hoggett: Upeneus tragula about 7 cm long on NE side of Lizard Island, 24 metres depth

©Anne Hoggett: A small (4 cm) Upeneus tragula over the reef flat on the eastern side of Lizard Island at night.

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Kingdom Animalia
Phylum Chordata
Class Actinopterygii
Order Perciformes
Family Mullidae
Genus Upeneus
Species Upeneus tragula

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Distinguishing features still need to be specified.

Size

  • Size data has not been obtained.

Depth range

  • Depth range data is not yet available.

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Distribution


©Atlas of Living Australia: Australian distribution

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References

References that assist with identification

  • Leis, J.M. and B.M. Carson-Ewart (2000). Larvae of Indo-Pacific Coastal Fishes Brill, Leiden, pp. 1-850. LIRS catalog number 660.

Other references

  • Caley, M.J. (1995). Reef fish community structure and dynamics: in interaction between local and larger-scale processes? Marine Ecology Progress Series, 129: 19-29. LIRS catalog number 448.
  • Fisher, R., J.M. Leis, D.L. Clark and S.K. Wilson (2005). Critical swimming speeds of late-stage coral reef fish larvae: variation within species, among species and between locations, Marine Biology, 147: 1202-1212. LIRS catalog number 934.
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