Upeneichthys lineatus Blue-lined Goatfish, Blue-spotted Goat-fish, Blue-striped Goatfish, Blue-striped Red Mullet, Red Mullet

Upeneichthys lineatus is commonly referred to as Blue-lined Goatfish, Blue-spotted Goat-fish, Blue-striped Goatfish, Blue-striped Red Mullet, Red Mullet. Difficulty in the aquarium: Not suitable for aquarium keeping. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

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lexID:

10899 

AphiaID:

283081 

Scientific:

Upeneichthys lineatus 

German:

Blaustreifen-Meerbarbe 

English:

Blue-lined Goatfish, Blue-spotted Goat-fish, Blue-striped Goatfish, Blue-striped Red Mullet, Red Mullet 

Category:

Goatfishes 

Family tree:

Animalia (Kingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Actinopterygii (Class) > Perciformes (Order) > Mullidae (Family) > Upeneichthys (Genus) > lineatus (Species) 

Initial determination:

(Bloch & Schneider, ), 1801 

Occurrence:

Australia, Endemic species, Lord Howe Island, New Zealand, Norfolk Island, Queensland (Australia), Tasmania (Australia), the Kermadec Islands, Victoria (Australia) 

Marine Zone:

Subtidal, sublittoral, infralittoral, deep zone of the oceans from the lower limit of the intertidal zone (intertidal) to the shelf edge at about 200 m water depth. neritic. 

Sea depth:

5 - 100 Meter 

Habitats:

Bays, Port facilities, Rocky, hard seabeds, Sandy sea floors, Seawater, Sea water 

Size:

up to 15.75" (40 cm) 

Temperature:

59 °F - 75.2 °F (15°C - 24°C) 

Food:

Amphipods, Carnivore, Clams, Crabs, Crustaceans, Invertebrates, Isopods, Mysis, Ostracodes (seed shrimps), Predatory, Sea urchins, Snails, Starfishs 

Difficulty:

Not suitable for aquarium keeping 

Offspring:

Not available as offspring 

Toxicity:

Toxic hazard unknown 

CITES:

Not evaluated 

Red List:

Least concern (LC)  

Related species at
Catalog of Life:

• 
  Upeneichthys lineatus
  Blaustreifen-Meerbarbe
• Upeneichthys stotti
• 
  Upeneichthys vlamingii
  Blaugefleckte Meerbarbe

 

Author:

Meerwasser-Lexikon Team

Publisher:

Meerwasser-Lexikon.de

Created:

2017-07-09 13:03:48 

Last edit:

2025-08-25 09:56:34 

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