A fish of the genus Upeneus, inhabiting the Gulf of Mexico. It is allied to the surmullet.

any species of bony fishes in the family Mullidae. Goatfishes, also called surmullets, are elongate, moderately sized fishes which are characterized by a pair of long, tactile barbels under the chin. Some species are brilliantly colored and some are noted The antitropical shrimpgoby, Amblyeleotris ogasawarensis. This species of goby grows to 11cm in length. It lives in a burrow with a snapping shrimp(Photo: John E. Randall, Ph.D.)

brightly colored tropical fishes with chin barbels