Bluespotted Goatfish

About

A common and widespread goatfish across southern Australia.

Bluespotted Goatfish are highly variable in colour - often whitish to pale pink with a brownish to reddish stripe along the side, or reddish with bright blue spots and wavy lines, and usually with blue spots and dashes on fins.

Very similar to and often confused with the Buestriped Goatfish, (Upeneichthys lineatus), which has a slightly shorter head and a paler body stripe.

Size

Can grow up to about 40cm

Habitat

Inhabits bays, estuaries and sheltered coastal waters, usually on sandy and rubble bottoms near reefs in depths of 2-200 m. Juveniles often school in sheltered bays

Distribution

Widespread and often very common in southern Australia, including coastal waters of Tasmania

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Local Sightings

1 recorded sighting in and around the area.

References & citations (2)

1. Dianne J. Bray, Upeneichthys vlamingii in Fishes of Australia (accessed 2021-09-22 14:03:33)
2. The Atlas of Living Australia (accessed 2021-09-22 14:03:33)