Upeneichthys


Upeneichthys is a genus of goatfishes native to the Indian and Pacific coasts of Australia.

Species

There are currently four recognized species in this genus:
SpeciesCommon nameImage
Upeneichthys lineatus
Bloch & Schneider, 1801
Blue-lined goatfish
Upeneichthys porosus
Upeneichthys stotti
Hutchins, 1990
Stott's goatfish
Upeneichthys vlamingii
Southern goatfish

Nota bene: Kim and the Catalog of Fishes currently treat U. porosus as its own species, while FishBase currently treats it as a synonym of U. lineatus.