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Dwarf goatfish

Upeneus parvus Poey, 1852

Status not recordedbony fish

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

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Quick facts about the dwarf 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 dwarf goatfish live?

Not recorded

Is the dwarf 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 dwarf goatfish classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classTeleostei
  4. orderMulliformes
  5. familyMullidae
  6. genusUpeneus
  7. SpeciesUpeneus parvus Poey, 1852
Other names and names in other languages (8)
  • parmice maláCzech
  • ChivatoSpanish
  • Rouget-souris mignonFrench
  • Triglia nanaItalian
  • タイセイヨウヒメジJapanese
  • Trilha-anãoPortuguese
  • chivo rayueloSpanish
  • salmonete rayadoSpanish

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the dwarf 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

CompareDwarf goatfish vs GoatfishDwarf goatfish vs BayabaoDwarf goatfish vs Asymmetric goatfishDwarf goatfish vs Mascarene goatfish

Common questions

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What kind of animal is the dwarf goatfish?

The dwarf goatfish (Upeneus parvus) 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). Dwarf goatfish (Upeneus parvus). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/upeneus-parvus

MLA

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

BibTeX
@misc{upeneus_parvus_2026,
  title = {Dwarf goatfish (Upeneus parvus)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/upeneus-parvus},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}