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Mullidae (Goatfishes)
Etymology: Upeneichthys: Greek, ypene, -es = upper lip + Greek, ichthys = fish (Ref. 45335).
Eponymy: Admiral Cornelis Willemsz de Vlamingh (<1678–1735) was a Dutch explorer and naval officer. [...] (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
More on author: Cuvier.
Taxonomic Remarks
FishBase common name changed from Bluespotted goatfish to Blue-spotted goatfish (Uiblein et al., 2024: Ref. 130857).
Environnement : milieu / zone climatique / profondeur / gamme de distribution
Écologie
marin démersal; profondeur 1 - 100 m (Ref. 9002). Subtropical
Eastern Indian Ocean: southern Australia. This species has often been confused with Upeneichthys lineatus (Bloch & Schneider, 1801) occurring in the eastern coast of Australia (Ref. 33839).
Taille / Poids / Âge
Maturité: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 35.0 cm TL mâle / non sexé; (Ref. 9002)
Description synthétique
Clés d'identification | Morphologie | Morphométrie
Épines dorsales (Total) : 9; Rayons mous dorsaux (Total) : 8; Épines anales: 1 - 2; Rayons mous anaux: 6. Color extremely variable, dependent on time of day, sex and degree of excitement (Ref. 33839).
Body shape (shape guide): fusiform / normal.
Inhabits shallow sandy coastal waters (Ref. 33839); also rocky estuaries (Ref. 9002). Forms schools (Ref. 9002). Good food fish (Ref. 33839).
Cycle de vie et comportement reproducteur
Maturité | Reproduction | Frai | Œufs | Fécondité | Larves
Gomon, M.F., C.J.M. Glover and R.H. Kuiter (eds.), 1994. The fishes of Australia's south coast. State Print, Adelaide. 992 p. (Ref. 33839)
Statut dans la liste rouge de l'IUCN (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2 (Global))
Menace pour l'homme
Harmless
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Estimations basées sur des modèles
Température préférée (Réf.
123201): 14.6 - 27.4, mean 18 °C (based on 300 cells).
Indice de diversité phylogénétique (Réf.
82804): PD
50 = 0.6250 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.01023 (0.00495 - 0.02116), b=3.09 (2.92 - 3.26), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref.
93245).
Niveau trophique (Réf.
69278): 3.5 ±0.5 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Résilience (Réf.
120179): Milieu, temps minimum de doublement de population : 1,4 à 4,4 années (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Vulnérabilité de la pêche (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (25 of 100).
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Nutriments (Ref.
124155): Calcium = 93.8 [52.8, 194.0] mg/100g; Iron = 1 [0, 2] mg/100g; Protein = 18.5 [16.8, 20.1] %; Omega3 = 0.398 [0.254, 0.700] g/100g; Selenium = 26.3 [14.2, 47.8] μg/100g; VitaminA = 14.1 [4.7, 49.3] μg/100g; Zinc = 0.787 [0.481, 1.106] mg/100g (wet weight);