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Upeneus tragula Richardson, 1846

Freckled goatfish
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Philippines country information

Common names: Agingoy, Amarilis, Babayao
Occurrence: native
Salinity: brackish
Abundance: | Ref:
Importance: commercial | Ref:
Aquaculture: | Ref:
Regulations: | Ref:
Uses: live export: yes;
Comments: Specimens were collected from Calbiga-a creek, Leyte in 1993 (Ref. 7223). Also known from Puerto Princesa, Palawan (Ref. 58652), Calatagan, Batangas (Ref. 107852), Malalag Bay, Davao Gulf, Bongo Island, Moro Gulf (Ref. 106380), Leyte Gulf (Ref. 68980), and Bantayan Is. in northern Cebu (Ref. 114734). Also Ref. 393, 1602, 48613.
National Checklist:
Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/rp.html
National Fisheries Authority:
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Kottelat, M., 1993
National Database:

Common names from other countries

Classification / Names Common names | Synonyms | Catalog of Fishes(genus, species) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

Teleostei (teleosts) > Mulliformes (Goatfishes) > Mullidae (Goatfishes)
Etymology: Upeneus: Greek, ypene, -es = upper lip (Ref. 45335).
  More on author: Richardson.

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology

Marine; brackish; reef-associated; oceanodromous (Ref. 51243); depth range 0 - 42 m (Ref. 95469).   Tropical; 30°N - 30°S, 92°E - 16°W

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