Goldband Goatfish (species: Upeneus moluccensis) in Lizard Island area: all known taxa (Lizard Island Field Guide)
Upeneus moluccensis
Goldband Goatfish


©Anne Hoggett: Upeneus moluccensis at Linnet Reef
Kingdom Animalia
Phylum Chordata
Class Actinopterygii
Order Perciformes
Family Mullidae
Genus Upeneus
Species Upeneus moluccensis

Colours

    

Distinguishing features

Distinguishing features still need to be specified.

Size

  • Up to 22 cm (Total Length) - applies to Males

Depth range

  • Up to 120 m

Synonyms

Distribution


©Atlas of Living Australia: Australian distribution

Web resources

References

  • McCormick, M.I. (1992). The influence of pelagic life history on the quality of tropical goatfish (family Mullidae) at settlement, Ph.D. thesis, James Cook University, Townsville. LIRS catalog number 374.