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Heemstra's goatfish
Upeneus heemstra
Valid name (FishBase; confirmed in Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes and WoRMS, October 2026).
- English
- Heemstra's goatfish
- Scientific
- Upeneus heemstra
- Dhivehi
- No recorded Dhivehi name
- Group
- Reef fish
- Family
- Mullidae (goatfishes)
- Maximum size
- Up to about 15 cm (standard length)
- Depth and habitat
- On or near the bottom, recorded from 0 to 12 m
- IUCN status
- LC · Least ConcernLeast Concern (LC), assessed 2019
Description
A small goatfish reaching about 15 cm, living over sand and mud near reefs.
Sources
- fishbase.se /summary/Upeneus-heemstra.html
- inaturalist.org /observations/18753745
Dhivehi name source: No Dhivehi name found in MRS 1997 (available chapters), FishBase (country: Maldives) or Dhivehi Wikipedia.