Mullidae, Rafinesque, 1815

LARSON, HELEN K., WILLIAMS, REX S. & HAMMER, MICHAEL P., 2013, <strong> An annotated checklist of the fishes of the Northern Territory, Australia </ strong>, Zootaxa 3696 (1), pp. 1-293 : 150-152

Mullidae

(goatfishes)

Mulloidichthys vanicolensis (Valenciennes, 1831)

Goldstripe Goatfish

Upeneus vanicolensis Valenciennes , in Cuvier and Valenciennes, 1831: 521 (Vanicolo).

Mulloidichthys auriflamma — Martin 1978: 18 (Darwin area).

Mulloides vanicolensis — Larson and Williams 1997: 361 (Darwin).

Mulloidichthys vanicolensis — Hoese et al. 2006: 1266 (NT; N coast).

North Point Islands, Groote Eylandt.

Parupeneus chrysopleuron (Temminck and Schlegel, 1844)

Rosy Goatfish

Mullus chrysopleuron Temminck and Schlegel, 1844: 29 ( Japan) .

Paraupeneus luteas — Wei et al. 1972: 44 (Arafura Sea).

Parupeneus chrysopleuron — Sainsbury et al. 1984: 343 (Region D [= Top End NT seas]); Russell and Houston 1989: 83 (Arafura Sea); Hoese et al. 2006: 1267 (NT; N coast, Wessell Island).

Parupeneus chryserydros — Russell and Houston 1989: 83 (Arafura Sea).

N of Wessel Islands.

Parupeneus heptacanthus ( Lacepède, 1802)

Opalescent Goatfish

Sciaena heptacantha Lacepède, 1802: 308 (locality unknown).

Parupenus pleurospilus — Sainsbury et al. 1984: 343 (Region D [= Top End NT seas]); Ramm 1997: 18 (Timor and Arafura Seas, between longitudes 127– 137° E).

Parupeneus cinnabarinus — Russell and Houston 1989: 83 (Arafura Sea).

Parupeneus pleurospilos — Pender et al. 1992: 68 (western Gulf of Carpentaria).

Parupeneus heptacanthus — Hoese et al. 2006: 1268 (NT; Gulf of Carpentaria, N coast).

S of Tassie Shoal ; SE of Evans Shoal ; Arafura Sea; Cape Wessel.

Parupeneus indicus ( Shaw, 1803)

Yellowspot Goatfish

Mullus indicus Shaw, 1803: 2 , pl. 157 (Vizagapatam, Indian Seas).

Paraupeneus indicus — Hoese et al. 2006: 1269 (NT; N coast).

Melville Island; W of Orontes Reef.

Parupeneus multifasciatus (Quoy and Gaimard, 1825)

Banded Goatfish

Mullus multifasciatus Quoy and Gaimard, 1825: 330 , pl. 59 (Sandwich Islands).

Tassie Shoal, Arafura Sea (NTM S.14002-001).

New record for the NT.

Upeneus asymmetricus Lachner, 1954

Asymmetric Goatfish

Upeneus asymmetricus Lachner, 1954: 511–513 (Cebu, Samar; Philippines).— Sainsbury et al. 1984: 343 (Region D [= Top End NT seas]); Russell and Houston 1989: 83 (Arafura Sea); Pender et al. 1992: 68 (Fog Bay; Melville Island area; Arnhem coast; western Gulf of Carpentaria); Hoese et al. 2006: 1271 (NT; Gulf of Carpentaria, N coast, Cape Gray). SW of Cape Grey.

Upeneus japonicus ( Houttuyn, 1782)

Japanese Goatfish

Mullus japonicus Houttuyn, 1782: 334 (Nagasaki, Japan).

Upeneus bensasi — Sainsbury et al. 1984: 343 (Region D [= Top End NT seas]); Russell and Houston 1989: 83 (Arafura Sea).

Upeneus japonicus — Hoese et al. 2006: 1272 (NT; Gulf of Carpentaria, N coast).

Upeneus luzonius Jordan and Seale, 1907 Luzon Goatfish Upeneus luzonius Jordan and Seale, 1907: 25 (Cavite, Philippines).— Sainsbury et al. 1984: 343 (Region D [= Top

End NT seas]); Russell and Houston 1989: 83 (Arafura Sea); Pender et al. 1992: 68 (western Gulf of Carpentaria); Hoese et al. 2006: 1272 (NT; Gulf of Carpentaria, N coast).

Upeneus moluccensis Bleeker, 1855 Goldband Goatfish Upeneus moluccensis Bleeker, 1855c: 409 (Amboina) .— Russell and Houston 1989: 83 (Arafura Sea); Pender et al.

1992: 68 (Melville Island area; Arnhem coast); Hoese et al. 2006: 1273 (NT; N coast, Wessel Island).

N of Cape Wessel.

Upeneus stenopsis Uiblein and McGrouther, 2012

Narrowtail Goatfish

Upeneus stenopsis Uiblein and McGrouther, 2012: 63–66 (off Raine Island, Coral Sea).

AMS paratype from Timor Sea, NT .

Upeneus sulphureus Cuvier, 1829

Sunrise Goatfish

Upeneus sulphureus Cuvier , in Cuvier and Valenciennes, 1829: 450 (Sunda).— Sainsbury et al. 1984: 343 (Region D [= Top End NT seas]); Russell and Houston 1989: 83 (Arafura Sea); Pender et al. 1992: 68 (Joseph Bonaparte Gulf; Melville Island area; Arnhem coast; western Gulf of Carpentaria); Hoese et al. 2006: 1273 (NT; Gulf of Carpentaria, N coast).

Upeneus sundaicus Bleeker, 1855

Ochreband Goatfish

Upeneus sundaicus Bleeker, 1855c: 411 (East Indies).—Gloerfeldt-Tarp and Kailola 1984: 344 (12° 30' S 130° 05' E); Sainsbury et al. 1984: 343 (Region D [= Top End NT seas]); Russell and Houston 1989: 83 (Arafura Sea); Pender et al. 1992: 68 (Joseph Bonaparte Gulf; Fog Bay; Melville Island area; Arnhem coast; western Gulf of Carpentaria); Hoese et al. 2006: 1273 (NT; Gulf of Carpentaria, N coast).

Upeneus tragula Richardson, 1846

Bartail Goatfish

Upeneus tragula Richardson, 1846b: 220 (Canton, India).— Saville-Kent 1889: 239 (Port Darwin); Martin 1978: 18 (Darwin area); Sainsbury et al. 1984: 343 (Region D [= Top End NT seas]); Russell and Houston 1989: 83 (Arafura Sea); Blaber et al. 1992: 9 (Groote Eylandt); Larson 1992: 10 (Bing Bong Creek); Larson and Williams 1997: 361–362 (East Point; reef by East Arm ramp); Hoese et al. 2006: 1273 (NT; Gulf of Carpentaria, N coast).

Upeneoides tragula — Macleay 1878: 350 (Port Darwin).

? Pseudopeneus jeffi — Paradice and Whitley 1927: 89 (Pellew Islands).

Cullen Bay, Darwin Harbour (sight record); South Goulburn Island; King River estuary, Arnhem Land.

Upeneus vittatus (Forssal, 1775)

Striped Goatfish

Mullus vittatus Forssal, 1775: 31 (Jiddah) .

Upeneus vittatus — Hoese et al. 2006: 1274 (Arafura Sea, NT).

W of Lynedoch Bank, Arafura Sea.

Upeneus sp.

Orangebarred Goatfish

Upeneus sp. — Sainsbury et al. 1984: 343 (Region D [= Top End NT seas]); Russell and Houston 1989: 83 (Arafura Sea); Ramm 1997: 18 (Timor and Arafura Seas, between longitudes 127– 137° E).

Upeneus sp. 2 — Ramm 1997: 18 (Timor and Arafura Seas, between longitudes 127– 137° E).