Upeneus australiae, Coffs Harbour, NSW, Photo: Ian Shaw
Upeneus australiae, Jervis Bay, NSW, Photo: Andrew Green
Distribution
Temperate Australasia, Tropical Indo-Pacific
Description
Small slender body with a dark band from snout to tail base, sandy brown above and pale silvery below, and brown spots on lower tail lobe. Pale underside, without distinct spotting, differs from U. tragula (Bartail Goatfish).
Information
Max Size: 9 cm
Depth: 3-82m
Habitat: Coral Reef, Soft sediment
Rarity
IUCN Threat Status: Not Evaluated
Occurrence: Frequent (12% of sites)
Occurrence describes how often the species is found on surveys within its distribution.
It is calculated as the % of reef sites surveyed by RLS divers across all the ecoregions in which the species has been observed
Abundance: Few (4 per transect)
Abundance is calculated as the average number of individuals recorded per RLS transect, where present.
Edit by: RD Stuart-Smith, GJ Edgar, AJ Green, IV Shaw. 2015. Tropical Marine Fishes of Australia. Reed New Holland
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