Yellowstriped goatfish
Upeneus vittatus
- Usual depth2–237 m
- Water temperature22–30 °C
- Best monthsMay, October, and November
- How commonOccasional
Where and when
Where it has been recorded
Worldwide
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Best months
Worldwide (open data)
- January: 9 records
- February: 6 records
- March: 6 records
- April: 3 records
- May: 17 records
- June: 5 records
- July: 6 records
- August: 12 records
- September: 10 records
- October: 15 records
- November: 18 records
- December: 7 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 2–237 m · Deepest record: 550 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 22–30 °C
Names and classification
- English
- Yellowstriped goatfish, bandedtail goatfish, Bar-tailed goat-fish, Bartailed goatfish, Goatfish, Striped goatfish, Striped goatfish, Yellowstriped goatfish, yellowbanded goatfish, yellowstriped goatfish
Names in 3 more languages
- Spanish
- Salmonete naranjero
- French
- Barbet rayé, Rouget à queue rayée, Rouget-souris orangé
- Japanese
- Minamihimeji, ミナミヒメジ
Other scientific names: Mullus vittatus, Upeneus vitatus
Similar species
Sulphur goatfishUpeneus sulphureus
Goldband goldfishUpeneus moluccensis
Freckled goatfishUpeneus tragula
- Dark-barred Goatfish
Upeneus luzonius
- Goatfish
Upeneus sundaicus
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).
- 1,514 open-data records from 1775 to 2015.
- Species data updated October 31, 2026.
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