| Family: |
Mullidae (Goatfishes) |
| Max. size: |
20 cm TL (male/unsexed) |
| Environment: |
demersal; marine |
| Distribution: |
Western Pacific: Philippines (Ref. 46206), Indonesia and northwestern Australia. |
| Diagnosis: |
Silvery with reddish mid-lateral line that breaks up into spots and red bar below eye. Barbels yellow (Ref. 48636). |
| Biology: |
In shallow to deep coastal muddy substrates. Swims in small to large aggregations and mixes with other similar species (Ref. 48636). |
| IUCN Red List Status: |
Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. (130435)
|
| Threat to humans: |
harmless |
| Country info: |
Type locality: Cavite, Luzon, SU 9244 (holotype of Upeneus luzonius, 9.5 cm SL) (Ref. 46206, 48636, 95469). Collected from Panay Island, Iloilo (USNM 102649), Garo River (USNM 106829) and Manila Bay (USNM 138658) (Ref. 83903). |
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