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Upeneus stenopsis Uiblein & McGrouther, 2012

Narrow-tail goatfish
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Philippines country information

Common names: [No common name]
Occurrence: native
Salinity: marine
Abundance: | Ref:
Importance: | Ref:
Aquaculture: | Ref:
Regulations: | Ref:
Uses: live export: yes;
Comments: A juvenile specimen (7.1 cm SL, CAS 33367) was collected from Quezon Island, Catanauan, Sandoval Point, 127-142 m (Ref. 92287).
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Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Uiblein, F. and M. McGrouther, 2012
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Common names from other countries

Classification / Names Common names | Synonyms | Catalog of Fishes(genus, species) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

Teleostei (teleosts) > Mulliformes (Goatfishes) > Mullidae (Goatfishes)
Etymology: Upeneus: Greek, ypene, -es = upper lip (Ref. 45335);  stenopsis: Name from the Greek word stenos, meaning 'narrow'; referring to the rather narrow (both in depth and width) caudal peduncle of the new species..

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology

Marine; demersal; depth range 165 - 275 m (Ref. 92287).   Tropical

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