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Upeneichthys stotti

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Upeneichthys stotti
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Syngnathiformes
Family: Mullidae
Genus: Upeneichthys
Species:
U. stotti
Binomial name
Upeneichthys stotti
Hutchins, 1990

Upeneichthys stotti, Stott's goatfish, is a species of marine ray-finned fish, a goatfish from the family Mullidae.[1] It is endemic to the eastern Indian Ocean off the coasts of Western Australia[2] where it occurs in the inshore waters of the continental shelf.[1] This species was described by J. Barry Hutchins in 1990 with a type locality given as north east of Rottnest Island and differentiated from Upeneichthys lineatus by differences in the snout pattern, fin proportions and smaller size. The specific name honours Chris Stoot, who as an honorary field assistant at the Western Australian Museum was involved in the collection of the paratypes.[3]

References

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  1. ^ a b Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Upeneichthys stotti". FishBase. December 2020 version.
  2. ^ "Upeneichthys stotti". Fishes of Australia. Museums Victoria. Retrieved 7 April 2020.
  3. ^ J. Barry Hutchins (1990). "Description of a new species of mullid fish from south-western Australia, with comments on Upeneichthys lineatus" (PDF). Records of the Western Australian Museum. 14 (4): 483–494.