Species Upeneus guttatus (Day, 1868)
Orange-barred Goatfish, Two-tone Goatfish
- Upeneoides guttatus Day, F. 1868. On some new or imperfectly known fishes of Madras. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1867(3): 935-942 [938].
Type data:
Syntype(s) AM I.25, Madras, India; BMNH 1868.5.14.11 (possible syntype), unknown locality; BMNH 1975.9.30.19, Madras, India; ZSI 2912 (possible syntype, lost), unknown locality.
Generic Combinations
- Upeneus guttatus (Day, 1868). —
Randall, J.E. & Kulbicki, M. 2006. A review of the goatfishes of the genus Upeneus (Perciformes: Mullidae) from New Caledonia and the Chesterfield Bank, with a new species and four new records. Zoological Studies 45(3): 298-307 [301] (changed combination cited and exclusion of Upeneus japonicus from Australia)
Miscellaneous Literature Names
- Upeneus sp. —
Gloerfelt-Tarp, T. & Kailola, P.J. 1984. Trawled Fishes of Southern Indonesia and Northwest Australia. Jakarta : Dir. Gen. Fish. (Indonesia), German Tech. Coop., Aust. Dev. Ass. Bur. 406 pp. [214] (as Upeneus sp. 1)
Sainsbury, K.J., Kailola, P.J. & Leyland, G.G. 1984. Continental Shelf Fishes of Northern and North-Western Australia. Canberra : Fisheries Information Service 375 pp. figs & pls. [238] (as Upeneus sp.)
Introduction
This species was incorrectly synonimised with Upeneus bensasi (now U. japonicus) by Day,1875 (see Randall & Kuhlbicki 2006). Gloerfelt-Tarp & Kailola (1984) record this species as Upeneus sp.1 (not as U. bensasi as stated in Randall & Kuhlbicki 2006), and Sainsbury et al. (1985) record this as Upeneus sp. (see Uiblein & Gledhill, 2014).
Distribution
States
Northern Territory, Queensland, Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
Northwest of Monte Bello Islands, WA (20°12'S, 115°08'E) to south east of Cairns, QLD (17°09'S 146°12'E); tropical, Indo-west Pacific.
IMCRA
Timor Transition (1), Northern Shelf Province (25), Northwest Shelf Transition (26), Northwest Shelf Province (27), Northeast Shelf Province (40), Northeast Shelf Transition (41)
Other Regions
Torres Strait Islands terrestrial, marine & freshwater
Distribution References
- Russell, B.C. & Houston, W. 1989. Offshore fishes of the Arafura Sea. The Beagle, Records of the Museums and Art Galleries of the Northern Territory 6(1): 69-84 [83] (as Upeneus sp.)
- Uiblein, F. & Gledhill, D.C. 2014. A new goatfish of the genus Upeneus (Mullidae) from Australia and Vanuatu, with inter- and intraspecific comparisons. Marine Biology Research [Published online 11 Dec 2014] [9, 14]
Ecological Descriptors
Continental shelf, marine, sand bottom marine, silt bottom-marine.
General References
Gloerfelt-Tarp, T. & Kailola, P.J. 1984. Trawled Fishes of Southern Indonesia and Northwest Australia. Jakarta : Dir. Gen. Fish. (Indonesia), German Tech. Coop., Aust. Dev. Ass. Bur. 406 pp. [214, 344] (as Upeneus sp. 1)
Randall, J.E., Bauchot, M.-L. & Guézé, M. 1993. Upeneus japonicus (Houttuyn), a senior synonym of the Japanese goatfish U. bensasi (Temminck et Schlegel). Japanese Journal of Ichthyology 40(3): 301-305 fig. 1 (sugested that Upeneus japonicus might be restricted to the north-west Pacific)
Randall, J.E. & Kulbicki, M. 2006. A review of the goatfishes of the genus Upeneus (Perciformes: Mullidae) from New Caledonia and the Chesterfield Bank, with a new species and four new records. Zoological Studies 45(3): 298-307 [301]
Sainsbury, K.J., Kailola, P.J. & Leyland, G.G. 1984. Continental Shelf Fishes of Northern and North-Western Australia. Canberra : Fisheries Information Service 375 pp. figs & pls. [238] (as Upeneus sp.)
Uiblein, F., Gouws, G., Lisher, M. & Malauene, B.S. 2020. Upeneus floros, a new goatfish from South Africa and Mozambique, with updated taxonomic accounts for U. guttatus and U. pori and a key to Western Indian Ocean Upeneus species (Mullidae). Zootaxa 4834(4): 523–555
Uiblein, F. & Gledhill, D.C. 2014. A new goatfish of the genus Upeneus (Mullidae) from Australia and Vanuatu, with inter- and intraspecific comparisons. Marine Biology Research [Published online 11 Dec 2014] [2, 14]
Uiblein, F. & Heemstra, P.C. 2010. A taxonomic review of the western Indian Ocean goatfishes of the genus Upeneus (Family Mullidae), with descriptions of four new species. Smithiana, Publications in Aquatic Biodiversity, Bulletin 11: 35-71 [38]
Uiblein, F. & Heemstra, P.C. 2011. Description of a new goatfish species, Upeneus randalli n. sp. (Mullidae), from the Persian Gulf, with remarks and identification keys for the genus Upeneus. Scientia Marina 75(3): 585-594 [38]
Common Name References
Bray, D.J. 2017. Fishes of Australia. Hosted by Museums Victoria on behalf of the OzFishNet community. http://fishesofaustralia.net.au/home/content/166 (Two-tone Goatfish)
Fishbase 2018. Fishbase 2018. https://www.fishbase.de/search.php (Two-tone Goatfish)
Sainsbury, K.J., Kailola, P.J. & Leyland, G.G. 1984. Continental Shelf Fishes of Northern and North-Western Australia. Canberra : Fisheries Information Service 375 pp. figs & pls. [238] (Orange-barred Goatfish)
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18-Aug-2021 | MULLIDAE | 06-Aug-2021 | MODIFIED | Dr Doug Hoese Dr Matthew Lockett |
| 23-Feb-2015 | MULLIDAE | 09-Feb-2015 | MODIFIED | Dr Doug Hoese Dr Matthew Lockett (AM) |
| 17-Dec-2012 | 17-Dec-2012 | MODIFIED | ||
| 30-Mar-2010 | MODIFIED |