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Finstripe Goatfish
Upeneus taeniopterus
Upeneus taeniopterus is a species of ray-finned fish in the family Mullidae, the goatfishes. It is known commonly as the finstripe goatfish. It is a marine fish native to the Indo-Pacific region.
This species reaches about 33 centimeters long. It is pale grey in color with many small reddish patches along the dorsal surface of the body. There is a horizontal stripe from eye to tail and a paler stripe below. The tail fin has dark bars.
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 123121.