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Tailspot goatfish

Upeneus spottocaudalis Uiblein & Gledhill, 2017

Status not recordedbony fish

The tailspot goatfish (Upeneus spottocaudalis) is a species in the family Mullidae, order Mulliformes.

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Quick facts about the tailspot goatfish

Weight
Not recorded
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
Not recorded
Young per litter or clutch
Not recorded
Conservation status
Not recorded
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the tailspot goatfish live?

Not recorded

Is the tailspot goatfish endangered?

No conservation assessment is recorded for this species in our sources. That is not the same as being safe: it has not been matched to an assessment.

How is the tailspot goatfish classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classTeleostei
  4. orderMulliformes
  5. familyMullidae
  6. genusUpeneus
  7. SpeciesUpeneus spottocaudalis Uiblein & Gledhill, 2017
Other names and names in other languages (1)
  • ユカタヒメジJapanese

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the tailspot goatfish

Other species in the same genus Upeneus.

Goatfish

Upeneus moluccensis

MullidaeNo free photo yet

Bayabao

Upeneus tragula

MullidaeNo free photo yet

Goatfish

Upeneus vittatus

MullidaeNo free photo yet

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Common questions

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What kind of animal is the tailspot goatfish?

The tailspot goatfish (Upeneus spottocaudalis) belongs to the family Mullidae in the order Mulliformes.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Tailspot goatfish (Upeneus spottocaudalis). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/tailspot-goatfish

MLA

“Tailspot goatfish (Upeneus spottocaudalis).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/tailspot-goatfish.

BibTeX
@misc{tailspot_goatfish_2026,
  title = {Tailspot goatfish (Upeneus spottocaudalis)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/tailspot-goatfish},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}