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Red weke

Mulloidichthys pfluegeri (Steindachner, 1900)

Status not recordedbony fish

The red weke (Mulloidichthys pfluegeri) is a species in the family Mullidae, order Mulliformes.

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Quick facts about the red weke

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 red weke live?

Not recorded

Is the red weke 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 red weke classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classTeleostei
  4. orderMulliformes
  5. familyMullidae
  6. genusMulloidichthys
  7. SpeciesMulloidichthys pfluegeri (Steindachner, 1900)

Synonyms Mulloides pfluegeri, Mulloides pflugeri, Mulloidichthys pflugeri

Other names and names in other languages (14)
  • Orange goatfishEnglish
  • Pfluger's goatfishEnglish
  • Rosy goatfishEnglish
  • parmice oranžováCzech
  • Chivo de PflugerSpanish
  • Capucin orangeFrench
  • Triglia di PflugerItalian
  • リュウキュウアカヒメジJapanese
  • SaramulyetePampanga
  • 秋姑Chinese
  • Pesce capra di PflugerItalian
  • 紅背擬羊魚Chinese
  • 紅背擬鬚鯛Chinese
  • 鬚哥Chinese

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the red weke

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

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Common questions

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What kind of animal is the red weke?

The red weke (Mulloidichthys pfluegeri) 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). Red weke (Mulloidichthys pfluegeri). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/red-weke

MLA

“Red weke (Mulloidichthys pfluegeri).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/red-weke.

BibTeX
@misc{red_weke_2026,
  title = {Red weke (Mulloidichthys pfluegeri)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/red-weke},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}