Florent's Guide To The Hawaiian, South Pacific and

Indo-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) Chordates
└Vertebrata (Subphylum) Vertebrates
 └Osteichthyes (Parvphylum) Bony Fishes
  └Actinopterygii (Gigaclass) Ray-Finned Fish
   └Teleostei (Class) Teleosts
    └Mulliformes (Order) Goatfishes
     └Mullidae (Family)
      └Upeneus (Genus)
       └U. tragula (Species)
WoRMS ID: 218689🔗
iNaturalist ID: 119432🔗

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