Deep-water goatfish (Upeneus subvittatus) fish species and information / pictures of Deep-water goatfish - Upeneus subvittatus

Scientific Name
Upeneus subvittatus

Common Name
Deep-water goatfish

Biology
Plain, with silvery sides, a barred caudal fin and rounded snout, somewhat reminiscent of the silver oceanic or pelagic pufferfishes Lagocephalus that occur in the same area and represents a possible case of mimicry (Ref. 48636).