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Mimic goatfish

Mulloidichthys mimicus Randall & Guézé, 1980

Status not recordedbony fish

The mimic goatfish (Mulloidichthys mimicus) is a species in the family Mullidae, order Mulliformes.

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Quick facts about the mimic goatfish

Weight
Not recorded
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
Not recorded
Young per litter or clutch
Not recorded
Conservation status
Not recorded
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the mimic goatfish live?

Not recorded

Is the mimic goatfish endangered?

No conservation assessment is recorded for this species in our sources. That is not the same as being safe: it has not been matched to an assessment.

How is the mimic goatfish classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classTeleostei
  4. orderMulliformes
  5. familyMullidae
  6. genusMulloidichthys
  7. SpeciesMulloidichthys mimicus Randall & Guézé, 1980
Other names and names in other languages (2)
  • Capucin mimiqueFrench
  • Poisson-chèvre mimétiqueFrench

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the mimic goatfish

Other species in the same genus Mulloidichthys.

Goatfish

Mulloidichthys martinicus

MullidaeNo free photo yet

Weke

Mulloidichthys flavolineatus

MullidaeNo free photo yet

Goatfish

Mulloidichthys vanicolensis

MullidaeNo free photo yet

Goatfish

Mulloidichthys dentatus

MullidaeNo free photo yet

Red weke

Mulloidichthys pfluegeri

MullidaeNo free photo yet

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Common questions

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What kind of animal is the mimic goatfish?

The mimic goatfish (Mulloidichthys mimicus) belongs to the family Mullidae in the order Mulliformes.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Mimic goatfish (Mulloidichthys mimicus). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/mimic-goatfish

MLA

“Mimic goatfish (Mulloidichthys mimicus).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/mimic-goatfish.

BibTeX
@misc{mimic_goatfish_2026,
  title = {Mimic goatfish (Mulloidichthys mimicus)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/mimic-goatfish},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}