| Citation | Uiblein, F. and P.C. Heemstra, 2010, A taxonomic review of the Western Indian Ocean goatfishes of the genus Upeneus (Family Mullidae), with descriptions of four new species.. Smithiana 11:35-71. |
| Ref. | 83903 Uiblein, F. and P.C. Heemstra, 2010 |
| Page | 56;tab.3,8;pl.2,3 |
| Named Used as Valid | Upeneus vittatus |
| Comment | |
| Locality | Red Sea, most probably off Eritrea, SMF 1185 (neotype). |
| Distribution | Indo-Pacific, Red Sea to South Africa, Madagascar, Réunion, Muritius, Indonesia, Thailand, New Guinea, New Caledonia, southern Japan, Palau, Mariana Is., Fiji, Samoa Islands, Society islands, Marquesas and Hawaii. |
| Quote | vittatus group; |