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Goatfish

Upeneus vittatus (Forsskål, 1775)

Status not recordedbony fish

The goatfish (Upeneus vittatus) 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 vittatus (Forsskål, 1775)

Synonyms Mullus vittatus, Upeneus vitatus

Other names and names in other languages (56)
  • Bandedtail goatfishEnglish
  • Bar-tailed goat-fishEnglish
  • Bartailed goatfishEnglish
  • Striped goatfishEnglish
  • Yellowbanded goatfishEnglish
  • Yellowstriped goatfishEnglish
  • Ubakanagn
  • سمك الماعز المخططArabic
  • AgingoyBikol
  • Timbugancbk
  • HinokCebuano
  • parmice proměnliváCzech
  • Salmonete naranjeroSpanish
  • Rouget à queue rayéeFrench
  • BalakiIloko
  • Triglia coda zebrataItalian
  • ミナミヒメジJapanese
  • KakunirJavanese
  • മണക്കംMalayalam
  • LebaiMalay
  • SaramulyetePampanga
  • Trilha-cauda-de-zebraPortuguese
  • Полосатая козобородкаRussian
  • FangalaatoSomali
  • MkundajiSwahili
  • TuyoFilipino
  • Ti-awWaray
  • 秋姑Chinese
  • سمك الماعزشريطي الذيلArabic
  • سمك الماعز أصفر الشريطArabic
  • ArikiikBikol
  • RemolieteBikol
  • TimhunganBikol
  • BayahaoCebuano
  • BayhaoCebuano
  • Bud-bodCebuano
  • Ti-aoCebuano
  • Barbet rayéFrench
  • Rouget-souris orangéFrench
  • MalmotIloko
  • KuniranJavanese
  • ManakkamMalayalam
  • Butir nangkaMalay
  • BisugoFilipino
  • Dalagang bukidFilipino
  • ManitisFilipino
  • SalmonitoFilipino
  • SalmuneteFilipino
  • Saramulyeteng hatoFilipino
  • Saramulyeteng hulikFilipino
  • Saramulyeteng tagisiFilipino
  • DumpilasWaray
  • Intsek-intsekWaray
  • 多帶緋鯉Chinese
  • 虎Chinese
  • 鬚哥Chinese

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

CompareGoatfish vs GoatfishGoatfish vs BayabaoGoatfish vs Asymmetric goatfishGoatfish vs Mascarene goatfish

Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

What kind of animal is the goatfish?

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

MLA

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

BibTeX
@misc{upeneus_vittatus_2026,
  title = {Goatfish (Upeneus vittatus)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/upeneus-vittatus},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}