Upeneus guttatus

Twotone Goatfish

As recorded: Upeneus guttatus (Day, 1868)

Animalia › Chordata › Perciformes › Mullidae

Collected by: J.E. Randall et al
Date: February 1, 1975
Locality: India; Madras-Tuticorin
Island: India
Record type: Preserved specimen

12 Bishop specimens of Upeneus guttatus · collected 1975–2005Species page ›

Collected the same day

On February 1, 1975, J.E. Randall et al also collected 24+ other specimens.

Upeneus guttatus observed alive

This specimen was collected in 1975. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 5 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2018-05-19.

2018-05-19

Mabini, Batangas, Philippines

(c) Mark Rosenstein, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2018-05-12

Mabini, Batangas, Philippines

(c) Mark Rosenstein, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2017-08-15

Lungalunga, KE-KW, KE

(c) Ewout Knoester, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA)

2009-10-14

Lembeh Strait, Indonesia

(c) Steve Smith, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-ND)

2009-09-29

Bitung City, North Sulawesi, Indonesia

(c) Jim Greenfield, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.

Cite this specimen

Upeneus guttatus. BPBM 20658. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 39595447. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/i/20658.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 39595447 ↗
Data license: CC0
Last harvested October 26, 2026