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Yellowfin goatfish
Mulloidichthys vanicolensis
Valid name (FishBase; confirmed in Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes and WoRMS, October 2026).
- English
- Yellowfin goatfish
- Scientific
- Mulloidichthys vanicolensis
- Dhivehi
- No recorded Dhivehi name
- Group
- Reef fish
- Family
- Mullidae (goatfishes)
- Maximum size
- Up to about 40 cm (fork length); commonly 25 cm; max. published weight 1.1 kg
- Depth and habitat
- Coral reefs and reef-associated habitats, recorded from 1 to 113 m
- IUCN status
- LC · Least ConcernLeast Concern (LC), assessed 2015
Description
A goatfish with a reddish-orange back, white belly, a yellow stripe along the side and all-yellow fins, reaching about 40 cm. It rests in schools by day and spreads over sand flats to feed at night.
Sources
- fishbase.se /summary/Mulloidichthys-vanicolensis.html
- commons.wikimedia.org /wiki/File:Chivo_de_aleta_amarilla_(Mulloidichthys_vanicolensis),_parq
Dhivehi name source: No Dhivehi name found in MRS 1997 (available chapters), FishBase (country: Maldives) or Dhivehi Wikipedia.