“…1,8 Currently, out of 47 species from Upeneus, 42 are classified into six groups viz., margarethae, japonicus, tragula, moluccensis, suahelicus, stenopsis, and the remaining five species are considered ungrouped. 6,8 The newly reported species U. margarethae is commonly called Margaretha's Goatfish, which comes under the margarethae group. The type locality of U. margarethae is from off Beira, Mozambic, in the Western Indian Ocean, and additional distribution ranges with a detailed morphometric comparison with known specimens.…”