Freckled goatfish

Upeneus tragula

Fish
IUCN: Least concern

Usual depth6–54 m
Water temperature19–30 °C
Best monthsOctober
How commonOccasional

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Where and when

Where it has been recorded

Worldwide

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Best months

Worldwide (open data)

January: 65 records
February: 73 records
March: 83 records
April: 47 records
May: 69 records
June: 65 records
July: 33 records
August: 75 records
September: 153 records
October: 313 records
November: 96 records
December: 47 records

Depth and water temperature

Depth

Mostly recorded at 6–54 m · Deepest record: 200 m

0–10 m: 96 records
10–20 m: 76 records
20–30 m: 222 records
30–40 m: 176 records
40–50 m: 105 records
50–60 m: 77 records
60–70 m: 29 records
70–80 m: 9 records
80–90 m: 1 records
90–100 m: 0 records
100–110 m: 0 records
110+ m: 11 records

Water temperature

Recorded in surface water of 19–30 °C

18–20 °C: 6 records
20–22 °C: 26 records
22–24 °C: 43 records
24–26 °C: 28 records
26–28 °C: 99 records
28–30 °C: 54 records

Names and classification

English: Freckled goatfish, Bar-tailed goatfish, Bartailed Goatfish, Bar-tail goatfish, Bartail Goatfish, bayabao, Blackband goatfish, blackstriped goatfish, Darkband goatfish, freckled goatfish, Goatfish, mottled goatfish, Mottled Goat-fish, Red mullet, Red mullet goatfish, Spotted goatfish

Names in 7 more languages

German: Mittelstreifen-Meerbarbe
Spanish: Chivito Moteado, Salmonete barborín
Filipino: Bisugo, Dalagang bukid, Manitis, Salmonito, Salmunete, Saramulyeteng hato, Saramulyeteng hulik, Saramulyeteng tagisi, Tuyo
French: Capucin d'herbier, Capucin d'herbiers, Capucin souris à bande sombre, Capucin souris à bande sombre, Rouget-souris à bande sombre, Rouget à bandes sombres
Japanese: Yomehimeji, ヨメヒメジ
Thai: ปลาแพะลาย
Simplified Chinese: 秋姑, 鬚哥, 黑斑緋鯉, 黑斑緋鯉秋姑鬚哥, 黑斑绯鲤

Other scientific names: Upeneoides tragula, Upeneus tragua

Similar species

Sulphur goatfish
Upeneus sulphureus
Dark-barred Goatfish
Upeneus luzonius
Goldband goldfish
Upeneus moluccensis
Goatfish
Upeneus sundaicus
Yellowstriped goatfish
Upeneus vittatus
Upeneus subvittatus

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.
Conservation status as published by GBIF (IUCN Red List).
3,412 open-data records from 1846 to 2023.

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