Goldband Goatfish

Upeneus moluccensis, the goldband goatfish, golden-banded goatfish or Moluccan goatfish, is a species of Indo-Pacific goatfish from the red mullet and goatfish family, the Mullidae. It is widespread in the warmer waters of the Indian and Pacific Oceans as far east as New Caledonia and has colonised the eastern Mediterranean Sea from the Red Sea via the Suez Canal, making it a Lessepsian migrant. Description Upeneus moluccensis has an elongated body which has a sub-cylindrical anterior portion which becomes compressed towards the tail with two dorsal fins which are well separated, with…

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Upeneus moluccensis es una especie de peces de la familia Mullidae en el orden de los Perciformes. Morfología Los machos pueden llegar alcanzar los 20 cm de longitud total. ​ Distribución geográfica Se encuentra desde el África Oriental hasta el sureste de Asia y el norte de Australia.