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Mullidae (Goatfishes)
Etymology: Upeneus: Greek, ypene, -es = upper lip (Ref. 45335); seychellensis: The name of this species seychellensis derives from the tiny distributional range currently known for this species, which is limited to a single trawling station close to the southeastern edge of the Seychelles Bank (Ref. 87809).
Ambiente: milieu / zona climatica / distribuzione batimetrica / gamma di distribuzione
Ecologia
marino demersale. Tropical; 5°S - 6°S, 56°E - 57°E
Western Indian Ocean: Seychelles Bank.
Dimensione / Peso / Età
Maturità: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 10.6 cm SL maschio/sesso non determinato; (Ref. 87809); 11.7 cm SL (female)
Breve descrizione
Chiavi di identificazione | Morfologia | Morfometria
Dorsal fins VII+9; pectoral-fin rays 14-15; gill rakers 7+18-19=25-26; lateral-line scales 29-31; measurements in % SL: body depth at first dorsal-fin origin 20-22; body depth at anus 18-19; caudal-peduncle depth 9.2-9.6; maximum head depth 18-20; head length 27-30; caudal-fin length 28-30; anal-fin height 14-15; pelvic-fin length 20-21; pectoral-fin length 21; pectoral-fin width 3.9-4.2; first dorsal-fin height 19-20; total bars on caudal fin 5, all on upper caudal-fin lobe, with 4 red bars distally from fork and one red bar close to fin base; lower caudal-fin lobe with a broad carmine stripe bordered by a thin white margin dorsally and by a wider pale margin ventrally; lower caudal-lobe tip black; dorsal fins pale with reddish stripes; fin pigmentation not retained in preserved fish apart from remains of lower caudal-fin lobe tip and upper caudal-fin lobe bars; barbells pale reddish; body and head dorsally reddish, snout reddish, lateral and ventral side of body and head white in fresh fish; entire body uniformly pale beige in preserved fish, with a weak pale brown mid-body band (Ref. 87809).
Body shape (shape guide): fusiform / normal.
Ciclo vitale e comportamento di accoppiamento
Maturità | Riproduzione | Deposizione | Uova | Fecondità | Larve
Uiblein, F. and P.C. Heemstra, 2011. A new goatfish, Upeneus seychellensis sp. nov. (Mullidae), from the Seychelles Bank, with remarks on Upeneus guttatus and a key to Western Indian Ocean Upeneus species. Marine Biology Research 7:637-650. (Ref. 87809)
Stato della Lista Rossa IUCN (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2 (Global))
Minaccia per l'uomo
Harmless
Usi umani
Strumenti
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Stime basate su modelli
Indice di diversità filogenetica (Fonte Biblio.
82804): PD
50 = 0.5000 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00933 (0.00439 - 0.01983), b=3.09 (2.92 - 3.26), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this Genus-body shape (Ref.
93245).
Livello trofico (Fonte Biblio.
69278): 3.4 ±0.4 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Resilienza (Fonte Biblio.
120179): Alto, tempo minimo di raddoppiamento della popolazione meno di 15 mesi (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Vulnerabilità della pesca (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).
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