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yellowstripe goatfish (Mulloidichthys flavolineatus)
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yellowstripe goatfish (Mulloidichthys flavolineatus) specimen
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Mullidae

yellowstripe goatfish

Mulloidichthys flavolineatus

Mullid Fish from New Caledonia

  • Yellow
  • Tropical
  • Transcontinental
  • Marine fish
  • Indian Ocean
  • Pacific Ocean
  • Africa
  • East Asia
  • Oceania
  • Fusiform
  • Medium
  • Tropical fish

yellowstripe goatfish is a marine fish of Indo-Pacific. The species occupies marine waters. The largest recorded length is 43 cm.

Family
Mullidae
Maximum length
43 cm
Water
Marine
Body shape
fusiform
Distribution
Indo-Pacific: Red Sea, East and South Africa, Madagascar and Mascarenes to the Hawaiian Is., Line Is. and Pitcairn Group; north to southern Japan and Midway Is.; south to Australia (North West Cape, WA, Eastern Australia, NSW) at 36°S, Lord Howe I. and New Caledonia; one record from New Zealand. Common throughout most of its range (Ref. 9710 ).
Conservation status
LCLeast Concern

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