Florent's Guide To The

South Florida Reefs

Spotted Goatfish
Pseudupeneus maculatus
Spotted Goatfish
Category: Goatfishes
Scientific Name: Pseudupeneus maculatus
Size: 5 to 8 in. (12 to 20 cm)  
Depth: 5-60 ft. (2-18 m)
Distribution: Caribbean, Bahamas, Florida, Bermuda
Chordata (Phylum) Chordates
└Vertebrata (Subphylum) Vertebrates
 └Osteichthyes (Parvphylum) Bony Fishes
  └Actinopterygii (Gigaclass) Ray-Finned Fish
   └Teleostei (Class) Teleosts
    └Mulliformes (Order) Goatfishes
     └Mullidae (Family)
      └Pseudupeneus (Genus)
       └P. maculatus (Species)
WoRMS ID: 159421🔗
iNaturalist ID: 131385🔗

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