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Bluestriped Goatfish vary greatly in colour from almost white to a deep red, with an orange to reddish-brown stripe and lines of blue dots along the sides, and often other blotches and markings. They have a distinct midlateral stripe, and yellow stripes on the dorsal fin|dorsal and anal fins.Goatfish use their sensory chin barbels to probe the sediment on search of prey.
Very similar to and often confused with the Bluespotted Goatfish, (Upeneichthys vlamingii), which has a slightly longer head and the midlateral stripe is not as distinct.