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Tiny Barbounia (Upeneus tragula) Photographs and Information

Also known as Mottled Goatfish, Bartail Goatfish, Red Mullet

The Bartail Goatfish occurs in tropical and some warm temperate waters of the Indo-West Pacific. The species is white to pinkish, with a red to black stripe and brownish spots on the side of the body.

Shaped like a Whiting, but slightly more rounded, it has two barbels attached to it's lower jaw and a forked caudal fin.

The Bartail Goatfish has a slightly compressed, elongate body that is covered with large scales. It has a forked caudal fin, and an anal fin that is opposite and similar to the second dorsal fin. There are bands of villiform teeth on the jaws, palatines and vomer.

The species is white to pinkish, with a red to black stripe and brownish spots on the side of the body. It has a barred tail and yellow barbels.

It is found on sandy substrates close to shore in northern Australian waters.

It is a bottom feeding fish. Good bait to use are worms and prawns.

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Scientific Name	Upeneus tragula
Location	Northern half of Australia
Season	-
Size	To 36 cm
Australian Species Code	-
Taste, Texture	Mild to sweet, medium texture.

Nutritional Information
For every 100 grams raw product
for Mullet fillet.

Kilojoules	549 (131 calories)
Cholesterol	28 mg
Sodium	131 mg
Total fat (oil)	0.4 g
Saturated fat	32% of total fat
Monounsaturated fat	15% of total fat
Polyunsaturated fat	53% of total fat
Omega-3, EPA	34 mg
Omega-3, DHA	87 mg
Omega-6, AA	26 mg

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barbounia.jpg (4300 bytes) The Red Mullet is a red/pink colour often with tinges of orange. They have a large eye and a blunt looking head with a small mouth on the underside giving away the fact it is a bottom feeder. The chin has a small barbule underneath.

It is a prized sporting fish which will take small lures and also live bait.

Fishing on the bottom is the way to go here as the Red Mullet is a bottom feeding species. They prefer a clean sandy bottom and are often caught by the Bream angler fishing clean ground.

Best time of day by far is dusk and dawn on half light, they seem to feed prolifically at this time and then a little after dark. Rarely caught during daylight but I have had one or two in the day before.

Although goatfishes have been occasionally caught on small baited hooks, the recent popularity of fishing soft-plastic fish baits means red mullet and perhaps rare tropical species will become more common in anglers� catches.

Cooking Barbounia, Goatfish, Red Mullet:

Red Mullet Fillet Red Mullet is a popular fish all over the Mediterranean and several countries do a version cooked in paper; this recipe would be called Rouget en Papillote in France, Triglie al Cartoccio in Italy, and Barbounia sto Harti in Greece.

Colour of Raw Fillet:	Pink
Texture/firmness:	medium
Fat Content:	Medium to high.

Commercial Fishing for Bartail Goatfish:

The Bartail Goatfish occurs in tropical and some warm temperate waters of the Indo-West Pacific. The species is white to pinkish, with a red to black stripe and brownish spots on the side of the body.

A pair of barbels under chin, dark stripes on both dorsal fins, a dark brown or red stripe along side from snout to tail base, tail fin with stripes. Schooling benthic carnivore in sandy areas and reefs. To 30 cm. Often used for human consumption.

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Tiny Barbounia (Upeneus tragula) Photographs and Information

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