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Striped goatfish
Upeneus vittatus
Valid name (FishBase; confirmed in Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes and WoRMS, October 2026).
- English
- Striped goatfish
- Scientific
- Upeneus vittatus
- Dhivehi
- No recorded Dhivehi name
- Group
- Reef fish
- Family
- Mullidae (goatfishes)
- Maximum size
- Up to about 28 cm (total length); commonly 20 cm
- Depth and habitat
- Coral reefs and reef-associated habitats, recorded from 5 to 100 m; also enters brackish water
- IUCN status
- LC · Least ConcernLeast Concern (LC), assessed 2015
Description
A goatfish with yellow stripes along the side and dark bands on the tail, reaching about 28 cm. It lives over sand and mud in lagoons and coastal waters.
Sources
- fishbase.se /summary/Upeneus-vittatus.html
- commons.wikimedia.org /wiki/File:Upeneoides_vittatus_-_1798-1876_-_Print_-_Iconographia_Zool
Dhivehi name source: No Dhivehi name found in MRS 1997 (available chapters), FishBase (country: Maldives) or Dhivehi Wikipedia.