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Weke

Mulloidichthys flavolineatus (Lacepède, 1801)

Status not recordedbony fish

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

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Quick facts about the 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 weke live?

Not recorded

Is the 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 weke classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classTeleostei
  4. orderMulliformes
  5. familyMullidae
  6. genusMulloidichthys
  7. SpeciesMulloidichthys flavolineatus (Lacepède, 1801)

Synonyms Mulloides flavolineatus, Mulloides samoensis, Mulloidichthys flavicaudus, Mulloidichthys flaviolineatus, Mulloidichthys flaviolineatus flavicaudus, Mulloidichthys samoensis, Mulloidichtys flavolineatus, Mullus flavolineatus, Parupeneus flavolineatus, Upeneus flavolineatus

Other names and names in other languages (61)
  • GoatfishEnglish
  • Pallid goatfishEnglish
  • Samoan goatfishEnglish
  • Sand wekeEnglish
  • Slender goldband goatfishEnglish
  • Square-spot goatfishEnglish
  • Squarespot goatfishEnglish
  • White goatfishEnglish
  • White wekeEnglish
  • Yellow-lined goatfishEnglish
  • Yellowstripe goatfishEnglish
  • سمك الماعز أصفر الشريطArabic
  • AgingoyBikol
  • HinokCebuano
  • parmice žlutopásáCzech
  • Gulstribet mulleDanish
  • Seitenfleck-BarbeGerman
  • Chivo de línea doradaSpanish
  • KeltaviirumulloFinnish
  • iosiFijian
  • Capucin nainFrench
  • Weke ʻaʻāHawaiian
  • מוליתן צהוב-פסHebrew
  • BalakiIloko
  • Triglia pallidaItalian
  • モンツキアカヒメジJapanese
  • മണക്കംMalayalam
  • LebaiMalay
  • SaramulyetePampanga
  • Trilha-cabraPortuguese
  • Желтолинейная мелкозубая барабуляRussian
  • FangalaatoSomali
  • TuyoFilipino
  • 秋姑Chinese
  • سمك الماعز ذو النقطة المربعةArabic
  • RemolieteBikol
  • TimhunganBikol
  • BayahaoCebuano
  • BayhaoCebuano
  • Ti-aoCebuano
  • Capucin à bande jauneFrench
  • Capucin carêmeFrench
  • Surmulet à ligne jaundFrench
  • Surmulet à ligne jauneFrench
  • MalmotIloko
  • Triglia linea giallaItalian
  • Triglia punto quadratoItalian
  • ManakkamMalayalam
  • Butir nangkaMalay
  • BisugoFilipino
  • Dalagang bukidFilipino
  • ManitisFilipino
  • SalmonitoFilipino
  • SalmuneteFilipino
  • Saramulyeteng hatoFilipino
  • Saramulyeteng hulikFilipino
  • Saramulyeteng tagisiFilipino
  • 鬚哥Chinese
  • 黃帶擬羊魚Chinese
  • 黃帶擬鬚鯛Chinese
  • 黄带拟羊鱼Chinese

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the weke

Other species in the same genus Mulloidichthys.

Goatfish

Mulloidichthys martinicus

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 weke?

The weke (Mulloidichthys flavolineatus) 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). Weke (Mulloidichthys flavolineatus). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/weke

MLA

“Weke (Mulloidichthys flavolineatus).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/weke.

BibTeX
@misc{weke_2026,
  title = {Weke (Mulloidichthys flavolineatus)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/weke},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}