Upeneus spottocaudalis

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Syngnathiformes

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Megaclassis: Osteichthyes Superclassis/Classis: Actinopterygii Classis/Subclassis: Actinopteri Subclassis/Infraclassis: Neopterygii Infraclassis: Teleostei Megacohors: Osteoglossocephalai Supercohors: Clupeocephala Cohors: Euteleosteomorpha Subcohors: Neoteleostei Infracohors: Eurypterygia Sectio: Ctenosquamata Subsectio: Acanthomorphata Divisio/Superordo: Acanthopterygii Ordo: Syngnathiformes

Subordo: Mulloidei
Familia: Mullidae
Genus: Upeneus
Species: Upeneus spottocaudalis

Name

• Upeneus spottocaudalis Uiblein & Gledhill in Uiblein et al., 2017: 298

Holotype: CSIRO H 3436-05, 97 mm SL.

Type locality: “Australia, Queensland, Torres Strait, E of Cape York Peninsula, Blackwood Channel, 11°43.8’ S, 143°43.8’ E.”

References

Primary references

• Uiblein, F., Gledhill, D.C. & Peristiwady, T. 2017. Two new goatfishes of the genus Upeneus (Mullidae) from Australia and Indonesia. Zootaxa 4318(2): 295–311. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4318.2.4. Full article (PDF). Reference page. 

Vernacular names

English: Tailspot Goatfish