''Pseudupeneus'' is a

genus Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms as well as viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus comes above species and below family. In binomial nom ...

of mullid fish native to the

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and the eastern

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. These fish inhabit mainly the coastal waters of continental shelves, but can be found in deep waters, as well. Pseudupeneus maculatus real

Species

There are currently three recognized species in this genus: * '' Pseudupeneus grandisquamis'' (

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, 1863) (Bigscale goatfish) * '' Pseudupeneus maculatus'' ( Bloch, 1793) (Spotted goatfish) * '' Pseudupeneus prayensis'' (Cuvier, 1829) (West African goatfish)

References

{{Taxonbar, from=Q969972 Mullidae Perciformes genera Marine fish genera Taxa named by Pieter Bleeker