Species Upeneichthys lineatus (Bloch & Schneider, 1801)
Bluestriped Goatfish, Blue-lined Goatfish, Blue-spotted Goat-fish, Blue-striped Goatfish, Blue-striped Red Mullet, Red Mullet
- Mullus surmuletus lineatus Bloch, M.E. & Schneider, J.G. 1801. Systema Ichthyologiae Iconibus ex Illustratum. Berlin 584 pp. 110 pls. [78, fig. 18].
Type data:
Holotype whereabouts unknown (as a new variety; illustrated in fig. 18 under the name Mullus latamii; figure probably based on a drawing by John Latham according to Hutchins, J.B. 1990. Description of a new species of mullid fish from south-western Australia, with comments on Upeneichthys lineatus. Records of the Western Australian Museum 14(4): 483–493 figs 1–4), Australia. - Upeneoides rubriniger De Vis, C.W. 1884. New fishes in the Queensland Museum. No. 2. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 1 9(3): 453-462 [458].
Type data:
Holotype QM I.3092, Tully River, QLD (no locality given in original description, type locality based on jar label of type, which is believed to be incorrect; the type is probably from Western Australia).Type locality references:
Hutchins, J.B. 1990. Description of a new species of mullid fish from south-western Australia, with comments on Upeneichthys lineatus. Records of the Western Australian Museum 14(4): 483-493 figs 1-4 [491].
Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy
- Ben-Tuvia, A. 1986. Taxonomic status of Upeneichthys lineatus (Bloch) in Australian and New Zealand waters. pp. 590-594 figs 1-2 in Uyeno, T., Arai, R., Taniuchi, T. & Matsuura, K. (eds). Indo-Pacific Fish Biology. Proceedings of the Second International Conference on Indo-Pacific Fishes. Tokyo : Ichthyological Society of Japan 985 pp. [591]
Generic Combinations
- Upeneichthys lineatus lineatus (Bloch & Schneider, 1801). —
Hutchins, J.B. 1990. Description of a new species of mullid fish from south-western Australia, with comments on Upeneichthys lineatus. Records of the Western Australian Museum 14(4): 483-493 figs 1-4 - Upeneichthys lineatus (Bloch & Schneider, 1801). —
Whitley, G.P. 1964. A survey of Australian Ichthyology. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 89(1): 11-127 [46] (1219, changed combination cited) - Pseudupeneus rubriniger (De Vis, 1884). —
McCulloch, A.R. 1929. A check-list of the fishes recorded from Australia. Part II. Memoirs of the Australian Museum 5: 145–329 [223]
Whitley, G.P. 1964. A survey of Australian Ichthyology. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 89(1): 11-127 [46] (1203)
Miscellaneous Literature Names
- Upeneichthys porosus (Cuvier, 1829) [a misidentification]. —
McCulloch, A.R. 1929. A check-list of the fishes recorded from Australia. Part II. Memoirs of the Australian Museum 5: 145–329 [224]
Whitley, G.P. 1964. A survey of Australian Ichthyology. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 89(1): 11-127 [46] (1218)
Distribution
States
New South Wales, Queensland, Victoria
Extra Distribution Information
North of Bundaberg, QLD (24°17'S) to Lakes Entrance, VIC (37°53'S, 148°E), possibly further south and west but species easily confused with Upeneichthys vlamingii; temperate.
Australian Endemic.
IMCRA
Southeast Shelf Transition (37), Central Eastern Shelf Province (38), Central Eastern Shelf Transition (39)
Distribution References
- Johnson, J.W. 2010. Fishes of the Moreton Bay Marine Park and adjacent continental shelf waters, Queensland, Australia. pp. 299-353 in Davie, P.J.F. & Phillips, J.A. Proceedings of the Thirteenth International Marine Biological Workshop, The Marine Fauna and Flora of Moreton Bay. Memoirs of the Queensland Museum 54(3) [322]
Ecological Descriptors
Continental shelf, inshore, marine, rock reef, sand bottom marine.
Extra Ecological Information
3 to at least 200 m.
General References
Grant, E.M. 1991. Fishes of Australia. Brisbane : EM Grant Pty Ltd 480 pp. [225] (in part)
Hutchins, J.B. 1990. Description of a new species of mullid fish from south-western Australia, with comments on Upeneichthys lineatus. Records of the Western Australian Museum 14(4): 483-493 figs 1-4 [488, 491] (with Upeneichthys porosus from New Zealand regarded as a subspecies)
Kim, B.-J. 2002. Comparative anatomy and phylogeny of the family Mullidae (Teleostei: Perciformes). Memoirs of the Graduate School of Fisheries Sciences, Hokkaido University 49(1): 1-74 [62]
McCulloch, A.R. 1929. A check-list of the fishes recorded from Australia. Part II. Memoirs of the Australian Museum 5: 145–329 [224] (as Upeneichthys porosus and p. 223, as Pseudupeneus rubriniger)
Whitley, G.P. 1964. A survey of Australian Ichthyology. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 89(1): 11-127 [46] (1219, 1203, as Pseudupeneus ribriniger and 1218, as Upenichthys porosus)
Common Name References
Allan, R. 2002. Australian Fish and How to Catch Them. Sydney : New Holland Publishers (Australia) 394 pp. [160] (Blue-striped Red Mullet)
Edgar, G.J. 2000. Australian Marine Life: the plants and animals of temperate waters. Sydney : Reed New Holland Revised Edn, 544 pp. [454] (Blue-striped Goatfish, Red Mullet)
FAO-FIES 2017. Aquatic Sciences and Fisheries Information System (ASFIS) species list. http://www.fao.org/fishery/collection/asfis/en (Blue-striped Goatfish)
Kuiter, R.H. 1993. Coastal Fishes of South-eastern Australia. Bathurst : Crawford House Press 437 pp. [205] (Blue-lined Goatfish)
Marshall, T.C. 1964. Fishes of the Great Barrier Reef and Coastal Waters of Queensland. Sydney : Angus & Robertson 566 pp. 136 pls. [236] (Blue-spotted Goat-fish)
Seafood Services Australia 2008. Australian Fish Names Standard. http://www.fishnames.com.au/. (Bluestriped Goatfish)
Yearsley, G.K., Last, P.R. & Hoese, D.F. 2006. Standard names of Australian fishes. CSIRO Marine and Atmospheric Research Paper 9: 1-64 [45] (Bluestriped Goatfish)
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18-Aug-2021 | MULLIDAE | 26-Jun-2018 | MODIFIED | Dr Doug Hoese Dr Matthew Lockett |
| 23-Feb-2015 | MULLIDAE | 04-Feb-2015 | MODIFIED | Dr Doug Hoese Dr Matthew Lockett (AM) |
| 17-Dec-2012 | 25-Oct-2013 | MODIFIED | ||
| 30-Mar-2010 | MODIFIED |