Florent's Guide To The

Tropical Pacific Reefs

Freckled Goatfish
Upeneus tragula
Freckled Goatfish
Category: Goatfishes
Scientific Name: Upeneus tragula
Size: Up to 12 in. (30 cm)  
Depth: 30-100 ft. (10-30 m)
Distribution: Indo-West Pacific, Australia
Chordata (Phylum)
└Osteichthyes (Parvphylum)
 └Actinopterygii (Gigaclass)
  └Actinopteri (Superclass)
   └Teleostei (Class)
    └Mulliformes (Order)
     └Mullidae (Family)
      └Upeneus (Genus)

Odd-Shaped Swimmers
Goatfishes

Freckled Goatfish

Freckled Goatfish (Red Phase)

Yellowstripe Goatfish

Yellowfin Goatfish

Yellowfin Goatfish (Dark Phase)

Dash-Dot Goatfish

Cardinal Goatfish

Doublebar Goatfish

Goldsaddle Goatfish (Yellow Phase)

Indian Goatfish

Island Goatfish

Longbarbel Goatfish

Manybar Goatfish

Sidespot Goatfish

Whitesaddle Goatfish



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