A review of the goatfishes of the genus Upeneus (Perciformes: Mullidae) from New Caledonia and the Chesterfield Bank, with a new species and four new records

A review of the goatfishes of the genus Upeneus (Perciformes: Mullidae) from New Caledonia and the Chesterfield Bank, with a new species and four new records. Zoological Studies 45(3): 298-307. Only 2 species of the goatfish genus Upeneus have been recorded from New Caledonia: U. tragula Richardson and U. vittatus (Forsskal). Upeneus filifer (Ogilby) was listed by name only in a report on experimental trawling on the Chesterfield Bank. New records are herein reported of U. australiae Kim and Nakaya, U. guttatus (Day), U. moluccensis (Bleeker), and U. sulphurus Cuvier for the New Caledonia region, and U. mouthami is described as a new species. A key, diagnoses, and color illustrations are given for all 8 species; summary notes on food habits are provided.