First Record of Upeneus heterospinus Uiblein & Pavlov, 2019, Varied-Spine Goatfish (Syngnathiformes, Mullidae) from Terengganu, Malaysia, in the Southern Part of South China Sea
This is the first record of the varied-spine goatfish, Upeneus heterospinus Uiblein & Pavlov, 2019, in Malaysia. In March 2023, a single U. heterospinus specimen (70 mm standard length) was captured in Setiu Wetlands, Terengganu, Malaysia, in the southern part of South China Sea. Upeneus heteros...
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| author | Noorhani Syahida Kasim, Siti Tafzilmeriam Sheikh Abdul Kadir, Seah, Ying Giat Matsunuma, Mizuki Tun Nurul Aimi Mat Jaafar, Siti Azizah Mohd Nor, |
| author_facet | Noorhani Syahida Kasim, Siti Tafzilmeriam Sheikh Abdul Kadir, Seah, Ying Giat Matsunuma, Mizuki Tun Nurul Aimi Mat Jaafar, Siti Azizah Mohd Nor, |
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| description | This is the first record of the varied-spine goatfish, Upeneus heterospinus Uiblein & Pavlov, 2019, in Malaysia. In March 2023, a single U. heterospinus specimen (70 mm standard length) was captured in Setiu Wetlands, Terengganu, Malaysia, in the southern part of South China Sea. Upeneus heterospinus has been recorded in southern Indonesia, Singapore, the Gulf of Thailand, Vietnam, the central Philippines, southern China, Taiwan, and Japan, but has not previously documented in Malaysian waters. Detailed morphometric and meristic specimen data are herein presented. |
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| spelling | my-ukm.journal.251962025-05-08T03:50:46Z http://journalarticle.ukm.my/25196/ First Record of Upeneus heterospinus Uiblein & Pavlov, 2019, Varied-Spine Goatfish (Syngnathiformes, Mullidae) from Terengganu, Malaysia, in the Southern Part of South China Sea Noorhani Syahida Kasim, Siti Tafzilmeriam Sheikh Abdul Kadir, Seah, Ying Giat Matsunuma, Mizuki Tun Nurul Aimi Mat Jaafar, Siti Azizah Mohd Nor, This is the first record of the varied-spine goatfish, Upeneus heterospinus Uiblein & Pavlov, 2019, in Malaysia. In March 2023, a single U. heterospinus specimen (70 mm standard length) was captured in Setiu Wetlands, Terengganu, Malaysia, in the southern part of South China Sea. Upeneus heterospinus has been recorded in southern Indonesia, Singapore, the Gulf of Thailand, Vietnam, the central Philippines, southern China, Taiwan, and Japan, but has not previously documented in Malaysian waters. Detailed morphometric and meristic specimen data are herein presented. Penerbit Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia 2025 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://journalarticle.ukm.my/25196/1/SMD%201.pdf Noorhani Syahida Kasim, and Siti Tafzilmeriam Sheikh Abdul Kadir, and Seah, Ying Giat and Matsunuma, Mizuki and Tun Nurul Aimi Mat Jaafar, and Siti Azizah Mohd Nor, (2025) First Record of Upeneus heterospinus Uiblein & Pavlov, 2019, Varied-Spine Goatfish (Syngnathiformes, Mullidae) from Terengganu, Malaysia, in the Southern Part of South China Sea. Sains Malaysiana, 54 (3). pp. 621-627. ISSN 0126-6039 https://www.ukm.my/jsm/english_journals/vol54num3_2025/contentsVol54num3_2025.html |
| spellingShingle | Noorhani Syahida Kasim, Siti Tafzilmeriam Sheikh Abdul Kadir, Seah, Ying Giat Matsunuma, Mizuki Tun Nurul Aimi Mat Jaafar, Siti Azizah Mohd Nor, First Record of Upeneus heterospinus Uiblein & Pavlov, 2019, Varied-Spine Goatfish (Syngnathiformes, Mullidae) from Terengganu, Malaysia, in the Southern Part of South China Sea |
| title | First Record of Upeneus heterospinus Uiblein & Pavlov, 2019, Varied-Spine Goatfish (Syngnathiformes, Mullidae) from Terengganu, Malaysia, in the Southern Part of South China Sea |
| title_full | First Record of Upeneus heterospinus Uiblein & Pavlov, 2019, Varied-Spine Goatfish (Syngnathiformes, Mullidae) from Terengganu, Malaysia, in the Southern Part of South China Sea |
| title_fullStr | First Record of Upeneus heterospinus Uiblein & Pavlov, 2019, Varied-Spine Goatfish (Syngnathiformes, Mullidae) from Terengganu, Malaysia, in the Southern Part of South China Sea |
| title_full_unstemmed | First Record of Upeneus heterospinus Uiblein & Pavlov, 2019, Varied-Spine Goatfish (Syngnathiformes, Mullidae) from Terengganu, Malaysia, in the Southern Part of South China Sea |
| title_short | First Record of Upeneus heterospinus Uiblein & Pavlov, 2019, Varied-Spine Goatfish (Syngnathiformes, Mullidae) from Terengganu, Malaysia, in the Southern Part of South China Sea |
| title_sort | first record of upeneus heterospinus uiblein & pavlov, 2019, varied-spine goatfish (syngnathiformes, mullidae) from terengganu, malaysia, in the southern part of south china sea |
| url | http://journalarticle.ukm.my/25196/1/SMD%201.pdf http://journalarticle.ukm.my/25196/ https://www.ukm.my/jsm/english_journals/vol54num3_2025/contentsVol54num3_2025.html |
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