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Upeneus caninus

Status not recordedbony fish

Upeneus caninus is a species in the family Mullidae, order Mulliformes.

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Quick facts about Upeneus caninus

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 Upeneus caninus live?

Not recorded

Is Upeneus caninus 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 Upeneus caninus classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classTeleostei
  4. orderMulliformes
  5. familyMullidae
  6. genusUpeneus
  7. SpeciesUpeneus caninus Gilbert, 1900

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of Upeneus caninus

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

CompareUpeneus caninus vs GoatfishUpeneus caninus vs BayabaoUpeneus caninus vs Asymmetric goatfishUpeneus caninus vs Mascarene goatfish

Common questions

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What kind of animal is Upeneus caninus?

Upeneus caninus (Upeneus caninus) belongs to the family Mullidae in the order Mulliformes.

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Data as of 2026-11-11. How this page is put together.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Upeneus caninus (Upeneus caninus). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/upeneus-caninus

MLA

“Upeneus caninus (Upeneus caninus).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/upeneus-caninus.

BibTeX
@misc{upeneus_caninus_2026,
  title = {Upeneus caninus (Upeneus caninus)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/upeneus-caninus},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}