Pseudupeneus maculatus

Pseudupeneus maculatus, the spotted goatfish, is a species from the family Mullidae.^[1][2][3][4] The species was originally described by Marcus Elieser Bloch in 1793.^[2] It occurs in the western Atlantic Ocean.^[1][2]

Pseudupeneus maculatus
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Syngnathiformes
Family:	Mullidae
Genus:	Pseudupeneus
Species:	P. maculatus
Binomial name
Pseudupeneus maculatus (Bloch, 1793)
Synonyms[2]
Mullus maculatus Bloch 1793