Common Name: Blackstriped / Bartailed Goatfish
Species Name: Upeneus tragula Richardson, 1846
Range: Indo-West Pacific Ocean: Red Sea to Vanuatu and New Caledonia, north to southern Japan
Size: Up to 12 inches (30 cm)
Natural Environment: Inhabit shallow coastal seagrass beds, sand flats, and slopes on fringing reefs
General Husbandry: Temperature range of 72 - 78°F (22 - 26°C) and natural diet consists mainly of benthic invertebrate. Requires a meaty diet with numerous feedings per day. May eat small sand-dwelling fishes. Needs a wide-open sandy bottom and lots of swimming space, with none-aggressive tankmates.
Aquarium Suitability: * & * * * *
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* - Suited for the reef aquarium;
** - Better suited for the fish-only aquarium;
*** - Better left in nature;
**** - Needing an aquarium larger than 125 gallons; and,
***** - Needing their own private environment/special tankmates.