Taxonomic Remarks
FishBase common name changed from Finstripe goatfish to Bandtail goatfish (Uiblein et al., 2024: Ref. 130857).
Entorno: milieu / zona climática / rango de profundidad / gama de distribución
Ecología
marino asociado a arrecife; rango de profundidad 1 - 50 m (Ref. 83903). Tropical; 25°N - 19°S, 34°E - 135°W
Indo-Pacific: widespread from between Pinda Bank, Mozambique to Rangiroa I., Tuamoto Archipelago (Fr Polynesia); north to Ishigakijima, Ryukyu Is. (Japan), south to Aitutaki Island, Cook Islands.
Tamaño / Peso / Edad
Madurez: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 33.0 cm TL macho / no sexado; (Ref. 30573); common length : 25.0 cm TL macho / no sexado; (Ref. 30573)
Espinas dorsales (total) : 8; Radios blandos dorsales (total) : 9. This species is distinguished by the following characters: D VIII,9; pectoral fins 13-14; gill rakers 5-6 + 16-17 = 21-23; lateral line scales 35-39; body depth at first dorsal fin origin 22-25% SL and at anus 20-23% SL; caudal-peduncle depth 9.7-11% SL; maximum head depth 17-21% SL; head depth through eye 14-17% SL; head length 25-29%SL; orbit length 4.4-6.3% SL; upper jaw length 11-13% SL; barbel length 17-21% SL; caudal-fin length 28-32% SL; anal-fin height 15-17% SL; pelvic-fin length 18-20% SL; pectoral-fin length 17-20% SL; first dorsal-fin height 20-23% SL; second dorsal-fin height 14-16% SL; 9-13 (7-9 in juveniles < 10 cm SL) total bars on caudal fin, 4-8 black bars on upper caudal-fin lobe, the proximal bars slightly curved, 3-6 bars on lower lobe; the bars on both lobe tips black and other bars mostly red or brown becoming black at distal inner margins of lobes (at least the black parts are retained on preserved fish); usually 2 lateral body stripes, one pale brown at mid-body from snout or eye to caudal-fin base, while the other is shorter, fainter, and more yellowish below, from the operculum or behind pectoral-fin base, sometimes a weak third yellow stripe below it (stripes not retained in preserved fish); first dorsal-fin tip pale; yellow barbels when fresh; body pale grey, somewhat darker dorsally, with faint red patches laterally and red scale markings above upper stripe (uniformly pale brown in preserved fish) (Ref. 83903).
Body shape (shape guide): fusiform / normal.
Inhabits sheltered, often turbid inshore waters over sand or mud substrates; found near corals (Ref. 5213), in very shallow water, usually in small groups (Ref. 9947). Reported to cause hallucinations when eaten (Ref. 4690).
Ciclo vital y comportamiento de apareamiento
Madurez | Reproducción | Puesta | Huevos | Fecundidad | Larva
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)
Situación en la Lista Roja de la UICN (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2 (Global))
Amenaza para el ser humano
Reports of ciguatera poisoning (Ref. 4690)
Usos humanos
Pesquerías: comercial
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Estimaciones basadas en modelos
Temperatura preferida (Referencia
123201): 25.3 - 29.3, mean 28.6 °C (based on 2676 cells).
Índice de diversidad filogenética (Referencia
82804): PD
50 = 0.5000 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00955 (0.00597 - 0.01527), b=3.07 (2.94 - 3.20), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this species & Genus-body shape (Ref.
93245).
Nivel trófico (Referencia
69278): 3.5 ±0.60 se; based on food items.
Generation time: 2.2 ( na - na) years. Estimated as median ln(3)/K based on 1
growth studies.
Resiliencia (Referencia
120179): Alto, población duplicada en un tiempo mínimo inferior a 15 meses (K=0.5).
Vulnerabilidad pesquera (Ref.
59153): Low to moderate vulnerability (26 of 100).
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Nutrientes (Ref.
124155): Calcium = 57.2 [31.6, 91.7] mg/100g; Iron = 0.568 [0.267, 0.947] mg/100g; Protein = 18.1 [16.0, 20.5] %; Omega3 = 0.159 [0.107, 0.279] g/100g; Selenium = 32.4 [19.7, 54.8] μg/100g; VitaminA = 81.5 [29.5, 273.5] μg/100g; Zinc = 1.14 [0.73, 1.59] mg/100g (wet weight);