Upeneus japonicus
Japanese Goatfish
As recorded: Upeneus japonicus (Houttuyn, 1782)
Animalia › Chordata › Perciformes › Mullidae
- Collected by
- M. Aizawa
- Date
- May 25, 1979
- Locality
- Suruga Bay; Shimizu City; Miho Key
- Island
- Suruga Bay
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Upeneus japonicus observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1979. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 15 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-08-07.
2026-08-07
대한민국 강원특별자치도 속초시
(c) crabini_ysk, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-07-17
대한민국 부산광역시 두호해녀복지회관
(c) Sang-Hyeon Jin, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-07-08
New Territories, HK
(c) chelmon_lol, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-06-28
(c) sai_yeung_choi, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA)
2026-04-25
Hong Kong
(c) dod_od, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-01-13
(c) JIN Pin-Tsen, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Upeneus japonicus. BPBM 32766. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 39599097. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/i/32766.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 39599097 ↗
- Data license: CC0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026