Pseudupeneus

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Pseudupeneus
Spotted goatfish (P. maculatus)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Syngnathiformes
Family: Mullidae
Genus: Pseudupeneus
Bleeker, 1862 [1]
Type species
Upeneus prayensis
Cuvier, 1829[2]
Synonyms[3]
  • Brachymullus Bleeker, 1876
  • Mullhypeneus Poey, 1868

Pseudupeneus is a genus of goatfishes native to the Atlantic Ocean and the eastern Pacific Ocean.[4] They inhabit mainly the coastal waters of continental shelves, but can be found in deep waters, as well.

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