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Bandtail goatfish
Upeneus taeniopterus
Valid name (FishBase; confirmed in Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes and WoRMS, October 2026).
- English
- Bandtail goatfish
- Scientific
- Upeneus taeniopterus
- Dhivehi
- No recorded Dhivehi name
- Group
- Reef fish
- Family
- Mullidae (goatfishes)
- Maximum size
- Up to about 33 cm (total length); commonly 25 cm
- Depth and habitat
- Coral reefs and reef-associated habitats, recorded from 1 to 50 m
- IUCN status
- LC · Least ConcernLeast Concern (LC), assessed 2015
Description
A goatfish with dark bands on the tail, reaching about 33 cm. It lives in small groups over sand and mud in sheltered water.
Sources
- fishbase.se /summary/Upeneus-taeniopterus.html
- commons.wikimedia.org /wiki/File:Upeneus_taeniopterus.jpg
Dhivehi name source: No Dhivehi name found in MRS 1997 (available chapters), FishBase (country: Maldives) or Dhivehi Wikipedia.