Goldstripe Goatfish (species: Mulloidichthys vanicolensis) in Cook Islands (Gaia Guide)
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Mulloidichthys vanicolensis
Goldstripe Goatfish


©Alex Vail: Goldstripe Goatfish at MacGillivray Reef

©Alex Vail: A school of Goldlined Goatfish at MacGillivray Reef

©John Turnbull: Goldstripe Goatfish (Mulloidichthys vanicolensis)

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Kingdom Animalia
Phylum Chordata
Class Actinopterygii
Order Perciformes
Family Mullidae
Genus Mulloidichthys
Species Mulloidichthys vanicolensis

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Colours

                   

Distinguishing features

Bright yellow tail and other fins, white below, yellow above with a yellow stripe from eye to tail.

Size

  • Up to 38 cm and averaging 21 cm (Total length)

Depth range

  • From 1 m to 113 m

Synonyms

Distribution


©Atlas of Living Australia: Australian distribution

Distribution and habitat preferences

This occasionally schooling species inhabits sandy bottoms of reef flats, lagoons, coastal and seaward reefs. (Fishbase)

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References

  • Allen, G., R. Steene, P. Humann and N. Deloach (2003). Reef fish identification: Tropical Pacific New World Publications Inc., Jacksonville, FL, USA.