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Mullidae (Goatfishes)
Etymology: Upeneichthys: Greek, ypene, -es = upper lip + Greek, ichthys = fish (Ref. 45335).
Eponymy: Chris Stott was described as an ‘honorary field assistant’ with the Western Australian Museum. He was involved in the collection of two paratypes of this species. (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecologia
marino demersale; distribuzione batimetrica 5 - 140 m (Ref. 38963). Temperate
Eastern Indian Ocean: Australia
Size / Peso / Age
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 17.9 cm TL maschio/sesso non determinato; (Ref. 38963)
Occurs in inshore waters of the continental shelf (Ref. 75154).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturità | Riproduzione | Deposizione | Uova | Fecundity | Larve
Platell, M.E., I.C. Potter and K.R. Clarke, 1998. Do the habitats, mouth morphology and diets of the mullids Upeneichthys stotti and U. lineatus in coastal waters of south-western Australia differ?. J. Fish Biol. 52(2):398-418. (Ref. 38963)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2024-2)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
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Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature (Ref.
123201): 17.7 - 22.8, mean 18.4 °C (based on 84 cells).
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 0.6250 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.01023 (0.00493 - 0.02126), b=3.10 (2.93 - 3.27), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref.
93245).
Trophic level (Ref.
69278): 3.5 ±0.0 se; based on diet studies.
Resilienza (Ref.
120179): Alto, tempo minimo di raddoppiamento della popolazione meno di 15 mesi (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).
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