Asymmetrical goatfish

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Asymmetrical goatfish
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Mullidae
Genus: Upeneus
Species:
U. asymmetricus
Binomial name
Upeneus asymmetricus
Lachner, 1954

The asymmetrical goatfish (Upeneus asymmetricus) is a species of marine ray-finned fish, a goatfish from the family Mullidae which is found in Indo-West Pacific. This species can reach a length of 30 centimetres (12 in) TL. Asymmetrical goatfish is a good food fish.[1]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2022). "Upeneus asymmetricus" in FishBase. October 2022 version.