WoRMS taxon details
Upeneus vittatus (Forsskål, 1775)
218691 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:218691)
accepted
Species
Mullus vittatus Forsskål, 1775 · unaccepted
Upeneus vitatus (Forsskål, 1775) · unaccepted (misspelling)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
(of Mullus vittatus Forsskål, 1775) Forskål P. (1775). Descriptiones Animalium, Avium, Amphibiorum, Piscium, Insectorum, Vermium; quae in Itinere Orientali Observavit Petrus Forskål. Post Mortem Auctoris editit Carsten Niebuhr. Adjuncta est materia Medica Kahirina. Mölleri, Hafniae, 19 + xxxiv + 164 pp. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2088059
page(s): 31, x [details]
page(s): 31, x [details]
Note Type species of the genus.
Unreviewed
Type species Type species of the genus. [details]
Description Inhabits sandy lagoons and sheltered coastal waters in temperatures between 26-29°C. Also found over muddy bottoms (Ref....
Description Inhabits sandy lagoons and sheltered coastal waters in temperatures between 26-29°C. Also found over muddy bottoms (Ref. 5213). Feeds primarily on small crustaceans. Marketed fresh (Ref. 5284). [details]
Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2025). FishBase. Upeneus vittatus (Forsskål, 1775). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=218691 on 2025-07-28
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Mullus vittatus Forsskål, 1775) Forskål P. (1775). Descriptiones Animalium, Avium, Amphibiorum, Piscium, Insectorum, Vermium; quae in Itinere Orientali Observavit Petrus Forskål. Post Mortem Auctoris editit Carsten Niebuhr. Adjuncta est materia Medica Kahirina. Mölleri, Hafniae, 19 + xxxiv + 164 pp. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2088059
page(s): 31, x [details]
basis of record Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2025). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (06/2024)., available online at https://www.fishbase.org [details]
page(s): 31, x [details]
basis of record Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2025). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (06/2024)., available online at https://www.fishbase.org [details]
Ecology
ecology source
Looby, A.; Erbe, C.; Bravo, S.; Cox, K.; Davies, H. L.; Di Iorio, L.; Jézéquel, Y.; Juanes, F.; Martin, C. W.; Mooney, T. A.; Radford, C.; Reynolds, L. K.; Rice, A. N.; Riera, A.; Rountree, R.; Spriel, B.; Stanley, J.; Vela, S.; Parsons, M. J. G. (2023). Global inventory of species categorized by known underwater sonifery. <em>Scientific Data.</em> 10(1). (look up in IMIS), available online at https://doi.org/10.1038/s41597-023-02745-4 [details]
Other
context source (Deepsea)
Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC) of UNESCO. The Ocean Biogeographic Information System (OBIS), available online at http://www.iobis.org/ [details]
context source (HKRMS) Hong Kong marine fish database. <em>AFCD.</em> , available online at https://www.hk-fish.net/en/fish/introduction/ [details]
additional source Liu, J.Y. [Ruiyu] (ed.). (2008). Checklist of marine biota of China seas. <em>China Science Press.</em> 1267 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors
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context source (HKRMS) Hong Kong marine fish database. <em>AFCD.</em> , available online at https://www.hk-fish.net/en/fish/introduction/ [details]
additional source Liu, J.Y. [Ruiyu] (ed.). (2008). Checklist of marine biota of China seas. <em>China Science Press.</em> 1267 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors
[request]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Unreviewed
Description Inhabits sandy lagoons and sheltered coastal waters in temperatures between 26-29°C. Also found over muddy bottoms (Ref. 5213). Feeds primarily on small crustaceans. Marketed fresh (Ref. 5284). [details]Type species Type species of the genus. [details]
To Barcode of Life (103 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (44 publications) (from synonym Mullus vittatus Forsskål, 1775)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (70 publications)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Upeneus vittatus)
To FishBase
To FishBase (from synonym Mullus vittatus Forsskål, 1775)
To FishBase (from synonym Upeneus vitatus (Forsskål, 1775))
To FishBase images (Upeneus vittatus, Tahiti, by Randall, J.E.)
To GenBank (74 nucleotides; 68 proteins)
To GenBank (74 nucleotides; 68 proteins) (from synonym Mullus vittatus Forsskål, 1775)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Upeneus vittatus FIN031081 Slide 120 mm)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Upeneus vittatus FIN031082 Slide 120 mm)
To ITIS
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (44 publications) (from synonym Mullus vittatus Forsskål, 1775)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (70 publications)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Upeneus vittatus)
To FishBase
To FishBase (from synonym Mullus vittatus Forsskål, 1775)
To FishBase (from synonym Upeneus vitatus (Forsskål, 1775))
To FishBase images (Upeneus vittatus, Tahiti, by Randall, J.E.)
To GenBank (74 nucleotides; 68 proteins)
To GenBank (74 nucleotides; 68 proteins) (from synonym Mullus vittatus Forsskål, 1775)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Upeneus vittatus FIN031081 Slide 120 mm)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Upeneus vittatus FIN031082 Slide 120 mm)
To ITIS
From editor or global species database
Hosted externally
Unreviewed
Hosted externally
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