WoRMS taxon details
Upeneus Cuvier, 1829
Pennon Whitley, 1941 · unaccepted (synonym)
Upeneoides Bleeker, 1849 · unaccepted
- Species Upeneus alama Uiblein & Motomura, 2025
- Species Upeneus andamanensis Uiblein & Rajan, 2024
- Species Upeneus asymmetricus Lachner, 1954
- Species Upeneus aurorae Uiblein & Williams, 2024
- Species Upeneus australiae Kim & Nakaya, 2002
- Species Upeneus brevianalis Uiblein & Boonphienphol, 2025
- Species Upeneus brevignathus Uiblein & Bailly, 2024
- Species Upeneus caudofasciatus Uiblein & Gledhill, 2019
- Species Upeneus davidaromi Golani, 2001
- Species Upeneus dimipavlov Uiblein & Motomura, 2021
- Species Upeneus doriae (Günther, 1869)
- Species Upeneus elongatus Uiblein & Motomura, 2021
- Species Upeneus farnis Uiblein & Peristiwady, 2017
- Species Upeneus filifer (Ogilby, 1910)
- Species Upeneus floros Uiblein & Gouws, 2020
- Species Upeneus francisi Randall & Guézé, 1992
- Species Upeneus gubal Uiblein, 2019
- Species Upeneus heemstra Uiblein & Gouws, 2014
- Species Upeneus heterospinus Uiblein & Pavlov, 2019
- Species Upeneus huan Uiblein & Hoang, 2024
- Species Upeneus indicus Uiblein & Heemstra, 2010
- Species Upeneus itoui Yamashita, Golani & Motomura, 2011
- Species Upeneus japonicus (Houttuyn, 1782)
- Species Upeneus lombok Uiblein & White, 2015
- Species Upeneus luzonius Jordan & Seale, 1907
- Species Upeneus madras Uiblein & Maclaine, 2022
- Species Upeneus margarethae Uiblein & Heemstra, 2010
- Species Upeneus mascareinsis Fourmanoir & Guézé, 1967
- Species Upeneus moluccensis (Bleeker, 1855)
- Species Upeneus mouthami Randall & Kulbicki, 2006
- Species Upeneus niebuhri Guézé, 1976
- Species Upeneus nigromarginatus Bos, 2014
- Species Upeneus oligospilus Lachner, 1954
- Species Upeneus parvus Poey, 1852
- Species Upeneus pori Ben-Tuvia & Golani, 1989
- Species Upeneus quadrilineatus Cheng & Wang, 1963
- Species Upeneus randalli Uiblein & Heemstra, 2011
- Species Upeneus saiab Uiblein & Lisher, 2013
- Species Upeneus seychellensis Uiblein & Heemstra, 2011
- Species Upeneus spottocaudalis Uiblein & Gledhill, 2017
- Species Upeneus stenopsis Uiblein & McGrouther, 2012
- Species Upeneus suahelicus Uiblein & Heemstra, 2010
- Species Upeneus subvittatus (Temminck & Schlegel, 1843)
- Species Upeneus sulphureus Cuvier, 1829
- Species Upeneus sundaicus (Bleeker, 1855)
- Species Upeneus supravittatus Uiblein & Heemstra, 2010
- Species Upeneus taeniopterus Cuvier, 1829
- Species Upeneus torres Uiblein & Gledhill, 2014
- Species Upeneus tragula Richardson, 1846
- Species Upeneus vanuatu Uiblein & Causse, 2013
- Species Upeneus vittatus (Forsskål, 1775)
- Species Upeneus willwhite Uiblein & Motomura, 2021
- Species Upeneus macronemus (Lacepède, 1801) accepted as Parupeneus macronemus (Lacepède, 1801) (uncertain > unassessed)
- Species Upeneus arge Jordan & Evermann, 1903 accepted as Upeneus taeniopterus Cuvier, 1829
- Species Upeneus asymetricus Lachner, 1954 accepted as Upeneus asymmetricus Lachner, 1954 (unaccepted > misspelling - incorrect subsequent spelling)
- Species Upeneus atrocingulatus Kner, 1870 accepted as Parupeneus multifasciatus (Quoy & Gaimard, 1825)
- Species Upeneus barberinoides Bleeker, 1852 accepted as Parupeneus barberinoides (Bleeker, 1852)
- Species Upeneus bensasi (Temminck & Schlegel, 1843) accepted as Upeneus japonicus (Houttuyn, 1782)
- Species Upeneus biaculeatus Richardson, 1846 accepted as Parupeneus biaculeatus (Richardson, 1846)
- Species Upeneus bifasciatus (Lacepède, 1801) accepted as Parupeneus trifasciatus (Lacepède, 1801)
- Species Upeneus bilineatus Valenciennes, 1831 accepted as Upeneus sulphureus Cuvier, 1829 (synonym)
- Species Upeneus brandesii Bleeker, 1851 accepted as Parupeneus pleurostigma (Bennett, 1831)
- Species Upeneus chryserythrus Günther, 1873 accepted as Parupeneus cyclostomus (Lacepède, 1801)
- Species Upeneus cinnabarinus Cuvier, 1829 accepted as Parupeneus heptacantha (Lacepède, 1802) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
- Species Upeneus crassilabris Valenciennes, 1831 accepted as Parupeneus crassilabris (Valenciennes, 1831)
- Species Upeneus cyprinoides Valenciennes, 1831 accepted as Parupeneus ciliatus (Lacepède, 1802)
- Species Upeneus dentatus Gill, 1862 accepted as Mulloidichthys dentatus (Gill, 1862)
- Species Upeneus flavolineatus (Lacepède, 1801) accepted as Mulloidichthys flavolineatus (Lacepède, 1801)
- Species Upeneus fraterculus Valenciennes, 1831 accepted as Parupeneus ciliatus (Lacepède, 1802)
- Species Upeneus grandisquamis Gill, 1863 accepted as Pseudupeneus grandisquamis (Gill, 1863)
- Species Upeneus griseofrenatus Kner, 1868 accepted as Parupeneus indicus (Shaw, 1803)
- Species Upeneus heptacanthus (Lacepède, 1802) accepted as Parupeneus heptacantha (Lacepède, 1802) (unaccepted > misspelling - incorrect subsequent spelling)
- Species Upeneus immaculatus Bennett, 1831 accepted as Parupeneus cyclostomus (Lacepède, 1801)
- Species Upeneus indicus (Shaw, 1803) accepted as Parupeneus indicus (Shaw, 1803)
- Species Upeneus jansenii Bleeker, 1856 accepted as Parupeneus jansenii (Bleeker, 1856)
- Species Upeneus luteus Valenciennes, 1831 accepted as Parupeneus cyclostomus (Lacepède, 1801)
- Species Upeneus maculatus (Bloch, 1793) accepted as Pseudupeneus maculatus (Bloch, 1793)
- Species Upeneus malabaricus Cuvier, 1829 accepted as Parupeneus indicus (Shaw, 1803)
- Species Upeneus martinicus Cuvier, 1829 accepted as Mulloidichthys martinicus (Cuvier, 1829)
- Species Upeneus mascariensis Fourmanoir & Guézé, 1967 accepted as Upeneus mascareinsis Fourmanoir & Guézé, 1967 (misspelling)
- Species Upeneus molluccensis (Bleeker, 1855) accepted as Upeneus moluccensis (Bleeker, 1855) (misspelling)
- Species Upeneus mollucensis (Bleeker, 1855) accepted as Upeneus moluccensis (Bleeker, 1855) (misspelling)
- Species Upeneus moluscensis (Bleeker, 1855) accepted as Upeneus moluccensis (Bleeker, 1855) (unaccepted > misspelling - incorrect subsequent spelling)
- Species Upeneus mulluscensis (Bleeker, 1855) accepted as Upeneus moluccensis (Bleeker, 1855) (misspelling)
- Species Upeneus oxycephalus Bleeker, 1856 accepted as Parupeneus cyclostomus (Lacepède, 1801)
- Species Upeneus phillipsi Fowler, 1918 accepted as Mullus phillipsi (Fowler, 1918)
- Species Upeneus pleurospilos Bleeker, 1853 accepted as Parupeneus heptacantha (Lacepède, 1802) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
- Species Upeneus pleurostigma Bennett, 1831 accepted as Parupeneus pleurostigma (Bennett, 1831)
- Species Upeneus porosus Cuvier, 1829 accepted as Upeneichthys lineatus (Bloch & Schneider, 1801)
- Species Upeneus prayensis Cuvier, 1829 accepted as Pseudupeneus prayensis (Cuvier, 1829)
- Species Upeneus rathbuni Evermann & Jenkins, 1891 accepted as Mulloidichthys dentatus (Gill, 1862)
- Species Upeneus saffordi Seale, 1901 accepted as Parupeneus cyclostomus (Lacepède, 1801)
- Species Upeneus semifasciatus MacLeay, 1883 accepted as Parupeneus crassilabris (Valenciennes, 1831)
- Species Upeneus signatus Günther, 1867 accepted as Parupeneus spilurus (Bleeker, 1854) (synonym)
- Species Upeneus spilurus Bleeker, 1854 accepted as Parupeneus spilurus (Bleeker, 1854) (synonym)
- Species Upeneus subvitatus (Temminck & Schlegel, 1843) accepted as Upeneus subvittatus (Temminck & Schlegel, 1843) (misspelling)
- Species Upeneus sulphurus Cuvier, 1829 accepted as Upeneus sulphureus Cuvier, 1829 (misspelling)
- Species Upeneus sundaecus (Bleeker, 1855) accepted as Upeneus sundaicus (Bleeker, 1855) (misspelling)
- Species Upeneus suophureus Cuvier, 1829 accepted as Upeneus sulphureus Cuvier, 1829 (unaccepted > misspelling - incorrect subsequent spelling)
- Species Upeneus taeniatus Kner, 1865 accepted as Parupeneus biaculeatus (Richardson, 1846)
- Species Upeneus tragua Richardson, 1846 accepted as Upeneus tragula Richardson, 1846 (misspelling)
- Species Upeneus trifasciatus (Lacepède, 1801) accepted as Parupeneus trifasciatus (Lacepède, 1801)
- Species Upeneus vanicolensis Valenciennes, 1831 accepted as Mulloidichthys vanicolensis (Valenciennes, 1831)
- Species Upeneus velifer Smith & Swain, 1882 accepted as Parupeneus multifasciatus (Quoy & Gaimard, 1825)
- Species Upeneus vilifex Smith & Swain, 1882 accepted as Parupeneus multifasciatus (Quoy & Gaimard, 1825)
- Species Upeneus vitatus (Forsskål, 1775) accepted as Upeneus vittatus (Forsskål, 1775) (misspelling)
- Species Upeneus vlamingii Cuvier, 1829 accepted as Upeneichthys vlamingii (Cuvier, 1829)
- Species Upeneus waigiensis Cuvier, 1829 accepted as Parupeneus indicus (Shaw, 1803)
- Species Upeneus xanthogrammus Gilbert, 1892 accepted as Mulloidichthys dentatus (Gill, 1862)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Cuvier, G.; Valenciennes, A. (1829). Histoire naturelle des poissons. Tome troisième. Suite du Livre troisième. Des percoïdes à dorsale unique à sept rayons branchiaux et à dents en velours ou en cardes. <em>F. G. Levrault, Paris.</em> v. 3: i-xxviii + 2 pp. + 1-500, Pls. 41-71. [Cuvier authored volume. i-xxii + 1-368 in Strasbourg edition.]. [details]
Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2026). FishBase. Upeneus Cuvier, 1829. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=126036 on 2026-01-15
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Nomenclature
original description
Cuvier, G.; Valenciennes, A. (1829). Histoire naturelle des poissons. Tome troisième. Suite du Livre troisième. Des percoïdes à dorsale unique à sept rayons branchiaux et à dents en velours ou en cardes. <em>F. G. Levrault, Paris.</em> v. 3: i-xxviii + 2 pp. + 1-500, Pls. 41-71. [Cuvier authored volume. i-xxii + 1-368 in Strasbourg edition.]. [details]
basis of record van der Land, J.; Costello, M.J.; Zavodnik, D.; Santos, R.S.; Porteiro, F.M.; Bailly, N.; Eschmeyer, W.N.; Froese, R. (2001). Pisces, <B><I>in</I></B>: Costello, M.J. <i>et al.</i> (Ed.) (2001). <i>European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels,</i> 50: pp. 357-374 (look up in IMIS) [details]
basis of record van der Land, J.; Costello, M.J.; Zavodnik, D.; Santos, R.S.; Porteiro, F.M.; Bailly, N.; Eschmeyer, W.N.; Froese, R. (2001). Pisces, <B><I>in</I></B>: Costello, M.J. <i>et al.</i> (Ed.) (2001). <i>European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels,</i> 50: pp. 357-374 (look up in IMIS) [details]
Taxonomy
taxonomy source
Fricke, R., Eschmeyer, W. N. & Van der Laan, R. (eds). (2026). ECoF. Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes: Genera, Species, References. <em>California Academy of Sciences. San Francisco.</em> Electronic version accessed dd mmm 2026., available online at http://researcharchive.calacademy.org/research/Ichthyology/catalog/fishcatmain.asp [details]
Other
additional source
Neave, Sheffield Airey. (1939-1996). Nomenclator Zoologicus vol. 1-10 Online. <em>[Online Nomenclator Zoologicus at Checklistbank. Ubio link has gone].</em> , available online at https://www.checklistbank.org/dataset/126539/about [details]
Present
Inaccurate
Introduced: alien
Containing type locality
Unreviewed
Habitat Known from seamounts and knolls [details]
| Language | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| Japanese | ヒメジ属 | [details] |
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL)
To Catalog of Fishes
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Upeneus)
To Genbank
To NMNH Extant Collection (Upeneus sundaicus and Upeneus sulphureus FIN031109A Slide 120 mm)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Upeneus sundaicus and Upeneus sulphureus FIN031109B Slide 120 mm)
To ITIS
To Catalog of Fishes
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Upeneus)
To Genbank
To NMNH Extant Collection (Upeneus sundaicus and Upeneus sulphureus FIN031109A Slide 120 mm)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Upeneus sundaicus and Upeneus sulphureus FIN031109B Slide 120 mm)
To ITIS