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Mullidae (Goatfishes)
Etymology: Upeneus: Greek, ypene, -es = upper lip (Ref. 45335); gubal: Named for type locality which is close to Gubal Island and in the Strait of Gubal at the southern entrance to the Gulf of Suez, Northern Red Sea; noun in apposition.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Marine; demersal; depth range ? - 70 m (Ref. 121834). Tropical
Western Indian Ocean: Red Sea: S Gulf of Suez.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 8.7 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 121834)
The fish is caught by trawling most probably on sandy or muddy bottom (Ref. 121834).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Uiblein, F., D.C. Gledhill, D.A. Pavlov, T.A. Hoang and S. Shaheen, 2019. Three new goatfishes of the genus Upeneus (Mullidae) from the Indo-Pacific, with a redescription of colour patterns in U. margarethae. Zootaxa 4683(2):151-196. (Ref. 121834)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2)
Threat to humans
Harmless
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