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Upeneus xanthogrammus

(stargazer)

Overview

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Family : Goatfishes ;

Interesting Facts

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Common Names

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Common Names in Afrikaans:

Opkyker

Common Names in English:

chivo, goatfish, stargazer

Common Names in German:

Himmelsgucker, Sterngucker

Common Names in Mandarin Chinese:

圆鳞鰧, 圓鱗鰧, 黃線緋鯉, 黄线绯鲤

Common Names in Portuguese:

Cabeçudo

Common Names in Spanish:

chivo, Colorado, Gringo

Description

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Habitat

Biome: Saltwater . Demersal .

Taxonomy

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Synonyms

Uranoscopus archionemaUranoscopus archionema Regan, 1921

Notes

Name Status: Accepted Name .

Similar Species

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Members of the genus Upeneus

ZipcodeZoo has pages for 26 species and subspecies in this genus:

U. arge (Band-Tail Goatfish) · U. asymmetricus (Gold-Band Orange-Barred Goatfish) · U. australiae (Australian Goatfish) · U. barberinoides (Swarthy-Headed Goatfish) · U. dentatus (Mexican Goatfish) · U. doriae (Gilded Goatfish) · U. filifer (Thread-Fin Goat-Fish) · U. grandisquamis (Bigscale Goatfish) · U. japonicus (Yellow Fin Goat Fish) · U. luzonius (Dark-Barred Goatfish) · U. martinicus (Yellow Goatfish) · U. moluccensis (Golden Stripe Goatfish) · U. parvus (Dwarf Galaxias) · U. pleurostigma (Round-Spot Goatfish) · U. pori (Por's Goatfish) · U. prayensis (West African Goatfish) · U. signatus (Black Spot Goatfish) · U. spilurus (Freckled Goatish) · U. subvittatus (Brownband Goatfish) · U. sulphureus (Beach Goatfish) · U. sundaicus (Ochre-Striped Cardinalfish) · U. taeniopterus (Band-Tailed Goatfish) · U. tragula (Freckled Goatish) · U. vanicolensis (Golden Banded Goatfish) · U. vittatus (Banded-Tail Glassy Perchlet) · U. xanthogrammus (Stargazer)

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Further Reading

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Notes

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Contributors

Data Sources

Accessed through GBIF Data Portal March 01, 2008:

Identifiers

Last Revised: 7/15/2012