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Goatfish

Mulloidichthys vanicolensis (Valenciennes, 1831)

Status not recordedbony fish

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

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Quick facts about the 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 goatfish live?

Not recorded

Is the 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 goatfish classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classTeleostei
  4. orderMulliformes
  5. familyMullidae
  6. genusMulloidichthys
  7. SpeciesMulloidichthys vanicolensis (Valenciennes, 1831)

Synonyms Mullodichthys vanicolensis, Mulloides erythrinus, Mulloides vanicolensis, Mulloidichtys vanicolensis, Pseudopeneus vanicolensis, Pseudupeneus vanicolensis, Upeneus vanicolensis

Other names and names in other languages (22)
  • Banded goatfishEnglish
  • Flame goatfishEnglish
  • Golden banded goatfishEnglish
  • Goldenstripe goatfishEnglish
  • Goldstripe goatfishEnglish
  • Red goatfishEnglish
  • Red wekeEnglish
  • Vanikolo goatfishEnglish
  • Weke-'ulaEnglish
  • Yellowfin goatfishEnglish
  • Yellowstripe goatfishEnglish
  • Salmonete vanicolenseSpanish
  • Capucin de VanicoloFrench
  • アカヒメジJapanese
  • vete 'ivamrv
  • 秋姑Chinese
  • Capucin à nageoires jaunesFrench
  • Surmulet à nageoires jaunesFrench
  • 无斑拟羊鱼Chinese
  • 無斑擬羊魚Chinese
  • 金帶擬鬚鯛Chinese
  • 鬚哥Chinese

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the goatfish

Other species in the same genus Mulloidichthys.

Goatfish

Mulloidichthys martinicus

MullidaeNo free photo yet

Weke

Mulloidichthys flavolineatus

MullidaeNo free photo yet

Goatfish

Mulloidichthys dentatus

MullidaeNo free photo yet

Red weke

Mulloidichthys pfluegeri

MullidaeNo free photo yet

CompareGoatfish vs GoatfishGoatfish vs WekeGoatfish vs GoatfishGoatfish vs Red weke

Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

What kind of animal is the goatfish?

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

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Data as of 2026-11-11. How this page is put together.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Goatfish (Mulloidichthys vanicolensis). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/mulloidichthys-vanicolensis

MLA

“Goatfish (Mulloidichthys vanicolensis).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/mulloidichthys-vanicolensis.

BibTeX
@misc{mulloidichthys_vanicolensis_2026,
  title = {Goatfish (Mulloidichthys vanicolensis)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/mulloidichthys-vanicolensis},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}