Mulloidichthys

Updated on Sep 23, 2024

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Kingdom Animalia Scientific name Mulloidichthys Higher classification Goatfish Order Perciformes		Family Mullidae Phylum Chordata Rank Genus

Similar Goatfish, Yellow goatfish, Mulloidichthys flavolineatus, Parupeneus, Upeneus

Yellowstripe goat fish mulloidichthys flavolineatus

Mulloidichthys is a genus of fish in the family Mullidae native to coral and rocky reefs of the tropical Atlantic, Indian and Pacific Ocean.

There are currently 7 recognized species in this genus:

Mulloidichthys ayliffe Uiblein, 2011 (Indian mimic goatfish)

Mulloidichthys dentatus (T. N. Gill, 1862) (Mexican goatfish)

Mulloidichthys flavolineatus (Lacépède, 1801)

M. f. flavicaudus Fernández-Silva & J. E. Randall, 2016 (Yellow-tail goatfish)

M. f. flavolineatus (Lacépède, 1801) (Yellow-stripe goatfish)

Mulloidichthys martinicus (G. Cuvier, 1829) (Yellow goatfish)

Mulloidichthys mimicus J. E. Randall & Guézé, 1980 (Mimic goatfish)

Mulloidichthys pfluegeri (Steindachner, 1900) (Orange goatfish)

Mulloidichthys vanicolensis (Valenciennes, 1831) (Yellow-fin goatfish)

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