Bandtail goatfish

📖 Overview

Inhabits sheltered, often turbid inshore waters over sand or mud substrates; found near corals , in very shallow water, usually in small groups . Reported to cause hallucinations when eaten .

🔬 Taxonomy

🐟 Physical Description

Dorsal spines (total): 8; Dorsal soft rays (total): 9. This species is distinguished by the following characters: D VIII,9; pectoral fins 13-14; gill rakers 5-6 + 16-17 = 21-23; lateral line scales 35-39; body depth at first dorsal fin origin 22-25% SL and at anus 20-23% SL; caudal-peduncle depth 9.7-11% SL; maximum head depth 17-21% SL; head depth through eye 14-17% SL; head length 25-29%SL; orbit length 4.4-6.3% SL; upper jaw length 11-13% SL; barbel length 17-21% SL; caudal-fin length 28-32% SL; anal-fin height 15-17% SL; pelvic-fin length 18-20% SL; pectoral-fin length 17-20% SL; first dorsal-fin height 20-23% SL; second dorsal-fin height 14-16% SL; 9-13 (7-9 in juveniles < 10 cm SL) total bars on caudal fin, 4-8 black bars on upper caudal-fin lobe, the proximal bars slightly curved, 3-6 bars on lower lobe; the bars on both lobe tips black and other bars mostly red or brown becoming black at distal inner margins of lobes (at least the black parts are retained on preserved fish); usually 2 lateral body stripes, one pale brown at mid-body from snout or eye to caudal-fin base, while the other is shorter, fainter, and more yellowish below, from the operculum or behind pectoral-fin base, sometimes a weak third yellow stripe below it (stripes not retained in preserved fish); first dorsal-fin tip pale; yellow barbels when fresh; body pale grey, somewhat darker dorsally, with faint red patches laterally and red scale markings above upper stripe (uniformly pale brown in preserved fish) .: fusiform / normal.

🌀 Behaviour

Behavioural data for Bandtail goatfish is currently being reviewed.

🦐 Diet

🥚 Reproduction

🌍 Habitat & Distribution

Marine; reef-associated; depth range 1 - 50 m . Tropical; 25°N - 19°S, 34°E - 135°W north to Ishigakijima, Ryukyu Is.

🌿 Ecology

📐 Morphometrics

🌡️ Water Parameters & Tolerance

🛡️ Conservation Assessment

📊 Population Risk & Fisheries

🍽️ Edibility & Flavour

"Bandtail goatfish is an edible species."

⚡ Nutrition

Per 100g cooked - Source: USDA FoodData Central

Nutrient	Amount
Protein	18.1 g
Omega-3 (total)	159 mg

🔬 Mercury Safety

Mercury data for Bandtail goatfish has not yet been assigned. Please consult FDA/EPA guidance for general seafood safety advice.

🌿 Sustainability

🔬 Full Nutritional Profile

Per 100g - Raw, per 100g - Source: USDA FoodData Central templates (generic fish average)

📊 Population Dynamics

🌐 Names & Taxonomy

Language	Common Names
🇬🇧English	Band-tail goatfish · Band-tailed goatfish · Bandtail Goatfish · Bandtail Goatfish, Band-tail Goatfish, Finstripe goatfish · barredfin goatfish · fin-stripe goatfish · Finstripe Goatfish · Goatfish · Nightmare weke · Schooling Goatfish
🌍CES	parmice ocasopruhá
🇫🇷French	Barbet rayé · Barbet rayé, Rouget-souris rayé · Poisson-chèvre à queue rayée · Rouget · Rouget-souris rayé
🇮🇹Italian	Triglia coda fasciata
🇯🇵Japanese	Shiroganehimeji · シロガネヒメジ
🌍MSA	Butir nangka · Lebai
🇵🇹Portuguese	Trilha-de-cauda-listrada
🇷🇺Russian	Полосатоплавниковая козобородка
🌍SOM	Fangalaato
🇪🇸Spanish	Salmonete estriado
🌍SWA	Mkundaji
🌍TAH	fa'ia, fa'o

Scientific Synonyms

Scientific Name	Author	Year	Status
Upeneus arge	Jordan & Evermann	1903	Synonym

🐠 Related Species

🔍 Similar Species

🗺️ Global Occurrence Map

Occurrence records from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF) - 1 records indexed .

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