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Goatfish

Upeneus sundaicus (Bleeker, 1855)

Status not recordedbony fish

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

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Quick facts about the 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 goatfish live?

Not recorded

Is the 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 goatfish classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classTeleostei
  4. orderMulliformes
  5. familyMullidae
  6. genusUpeneus
  7. SpeciesUpeneus sundaicus (Bleeker, 1855)

Synonyms Pennon armatoides, Upeneoides sundaicus, Upeneus sundaecus

Other names and names in other languages (23)
  • Ochre-banded goatfishEnglish
  • Ochreband goatfishEnglish
  • Ochrebanded goatfishEnglish
  • Red band goatfishEnglish
  • Sunda goatfishEnglish
  • Yellowfin goatfishEnglish
  • Ubakanagn
  • سمك الماعز أمغر الخطوطArabic
  • AgingoyBikol
  • Timbugancbk
  • Ti-aoCebuano
  • parmice okropruháCzech
  • KakunirJavanese
  • മണക്കംMalayalam
  • Butir nangkaMalay
  • SaramulyetePampanga
  • Охровополосая козобородкаRussian
  • ปลาแพะซุนดาThai
  • ManitisFilipino
  • Bud-bodCebuano
  • KuniranJavanese
  • ManakkamMalayalam
  • YangutanFilipino

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the 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

CompareGoatfish vs GoatfishGoatfish vs BayabaoGoatfish vs Asymmetric goatfishGoatfish vs Mascarene goatfish

Common questions

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What kind of animal is the goatfish?

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

Sources and how to cite this page

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

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APA

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

MLA

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

BibTeX
@misc{upeneus_sundaicus_2026,
  title = {Goatfish (Upeneus sundaicus)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/upeneus-sundaicus},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}