Sealife guideThe spotted goatfishPseudupeneus maculatus
Last updated on 06/10/2024 at 11:44 PM
Taxonomy
English names
Spotted goatfish
French namesRouget barbet tacheté
Spanish namesChivo manchado
Scientific namePseudupeneus maculatus (Bloch, 1793)
FamilyMullidae
OrderMulliformes
ClassActinopterygii
Geographic range
Le rouget barbet tacheté fréquente les eaux tropicales de l'océan Atlantique nord-ouest et plus particulièrement celles de la mer des Caraïbes et du Golfe du Mexique.
The spotted goatfish (Pseudupeneus maculatus) © Rob Atherton | Dreamstime.com
Did you know ?
The spotted goatfish is listed as many other marine species within The IUCN Red List of threatened species. The spotted goatfish appears in the IUCN Red List since 2015 within the category Least Concern !
Within the same family
Doublebar goatfishParupeneus trifasciatus
Freckled goatfishUpeneus tragula
Manybar goatfishParupeneus multifasciatus
Yellowsaddle goatfishParupeneus cyclostomus
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