Goldband goldfish
Upeneus moluccensis
- Usual depth25–140 m
- Water temperature21–29 °C
- Best monthsOctober and November
- How commonOccasional
About this species
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.
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Where and when
Where it has been recorded
Worldwide
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Best months
Worldwide (open data)
- January: 122 records
- February: 91 records
- March: 26 records
- April: 174 records
- May: 68 records
- June: 177 records
- July: 31 records
- August: 145 records
- September: 93 records
- October: 311 records
- November: 206 records
- December: 49 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 25–140 m · Deepest record: 180 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 21–29 °C
Names and classification
- English
- Goldband goldfish, Goatfish, Gold band goatfish, Goldband goatfish, goldband goldfish, Gold bond goatfish, Golden banded goatfish, Golden stripe goatfish, Moluccan goatfish, Moluccen goatfish, Red goatfish
Names in 4 more languages
- Spanish
- Salmonete de banda dorada
- French
- Barbet à bande dorée, Barbet à bande dorée, Rouget-souris bande d'or, Rouget-souris bande d'or
- Japanese
- Kisujihimeji, キスジヒメジ
- Simplified Chinese
- 秋姑, 秋高, 馬六甲緋鯉, 马六甲绯鲤, 鬚哥
Other scientific names: Upeneoides fasciolatus, Upeneoides moluccensis, Upeneus molluccensis, Upeneus mollucensis, Upeneus moluscensis, Upeneus mulluscensis
Similar species
- Sulphur goatfish
Upeneus sulphureus
- Dark-barred Goatfish
Upeneus luzonius
- Goatfish
Upeneus sundaicus
- Freckled goatfish
Upeneus tragula
- Yellowstriped goatfish
Upeneus vittatus
Sources and credits
Names and taxonomy: WoRMS (CC BY 4.0) and the GBIF Backbone (CC BY 4.0). Photos: iNaturalist observers, each under the licence shown (CC0, CC BY or CC BY-SA).
- Depth, temperature, months and maps: records from OBIS and GBIF under CC0 or CC BY.
- Descriptions: Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA, each linked to its article.
- Conservation status as published by GBIF (IUCN Red List).
- 1,855 open-data records from 1923 to 2022.
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