Upeneichthys

Upeneichthys
Blue-striped mullet (U. lineatus)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Syngnathiformes
Family:	Mullidae
Genus:	Upeneichthys Bleeker, 1853[1][a]
Type species
Upeneus porosus Cuvier, 1829
Synonyms
Atahua Phillipps, 1941

Upeneichthys is a genus of goatfishes native to the Indian and Pacific coasts of Australia.[2]

Species

There are currently three recognized species in this genus:[2]

• Upeneichthys lineatus Bloch & Schneider, 1801 (Blue-lined goatfish)
• Upeneichthys stotti Hutchins, 1990 (Stott's goatfish)
• Upeneichthys vlamingii (Cuvier, 1829) (Southern goatfish)

Notes

1. Also in Bleeker, P. (1855). "Over eenige visschen van van Diemensland". Verhandelingen der Koninklijke Akademie van Wetenschappen. 2. Amsterdam: 1–30 + 31, 1 pl.

References

1. Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Upeneichthys". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 12 March 2022.
2. Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Species in genus Upeneichthys". FishBase. February 2022 version.