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Vanuatu goatfish

Upeneus vanuatu Uiblein & Causse, 2013

Status not recordedbony fish

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

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Quick facts about the vanuatu 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 vanuatu goatfish live?

Not recorded

Is the vanuatu 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 vanuatu goatfish classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classTeleostei
  4. orderMulliformes
  5. familyMullidae
  6. genusUpeneus
  7. SpeciesUpeneus vanuatu Uiblein & Causse, 2013

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the vanuatu 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 vanuatu goatfish?

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

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Vanuatu goatfish (Upeneus vanuatu). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/vanuatu-goatfish

MLA

“Vanuatu goatfish (Upeneus vanuatu).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/vanuatu-goatfish.

BibTeX
@misc{vanuatu_goatfish_2026,
  title = {Vanuatu goatfish (Upeneus vanuatu)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/vanuatu-goatfish},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}