Pseudupeneus

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Pseudupeneus
Pseudupeneus maculatus, Cobalt Coast imported from iNaturalist photo 325194108.jpg
Spotted goatfish (P. maculatus)
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Syngnathiformes
Family: Mullidae
Genus: Pseudupeneus
Bleeker, 1862 [1]
Type species
Upeneus prayensis
Cuvier, 1829 [2]
Synonyms [3]
  • BrachymullusBleeker, 1876
  • MullhypeneusPoey, 1868

Pseudupeneus is a genus of goatfishes native to the Atlantic Ocean and the eastern Pacific Ocean. [4] They inhabit mainly the coastal waters of continental shelves, but can be found in deep waters, as well.

Species

There are currently three recognized species in this genus: [4]

SpeciesCommon nameImage
Pseudupeneus grandisquamis

(Gill, 1863)

Bigscale goatfish Pseudupeneus grandisquamis 259073605 (cropped).jpg
Pseudupeneus maculatus

(Bloch, 1793)

Spotted goatfish Pseudupeneus maculatus, Armacao dos Buzios, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil imported from iNaturalist photo 110709361 (cropped).jpg
Pseudupeneus prayensis

(Cuvier, 1829)

West African goatfish Pseudupeneus prayensis 256263945 (cropped).jpg

References

  1. ↑ Bleeker, P. 1862: Notices ichthyologiques (I-X). Verslagen en Mededeelingen der Koninklijke Akademie van Wetenschappen. Afdeling Natuurkunde. v. 14: 123-141.
  2. ↑ Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Pseudupeneus". Catalog of Fishes . California Academy of Sciences . Retrieved 6 April 2020.
  3. ↑ Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Genera in the family Mullidae". Catalog of Fishes . California Academy of Sciences . Retrieved 6 April 2020.
  4. 1 2 Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Species in genus Pseudupeneus". FishBase . December 2019 version.


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