Pseudupeneus

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Pseudupeneus
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Spotted goatfish (P. maculatus)
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
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 mullid fish native to the Atlantic Ocean and the eastern Pacific Ocean. [4] These fish inhabit mainly the coastal waters of continental shelves, but can be found in deep waters, as well.

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Pseudupeneus maculatus

Species

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

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<i>Pseudupeneus maculatus</i> Species of fish

Pseudupeneus maculatus, the spotted goatfish, is a species from the family Mullidae. The species was originally described by Marcus Elieser Bloch in 1793. It occurs in the western Atlantic Ocean.

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 and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2019). Species of Pseudupeneus in FishBase . December 2019 version.