Mulloidichthys vanicolensis
Goldstripe Goatfish
©Andy Lewis: Goldstripe Goatfish at the Ribbon Reefs, GBR.
©Alex Vail: Goldstripe Goatfish at MacGillivray Reef
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Chordata
Class
Actinopterygii
Order
Perciformes
Family
Mullidae
Genus
Mulloidichthys
Species
Mulloidichthys vanicolensis
Colours
Distinguishing features
Bright yellow tail and other fins, white below, a yellow stripe from eye to tail, and usually yellow above.
Size
- Up to 30 cm (Length of specimen)
Depth range
- Depth range data is not yet available.
Synonyms
Distribution
©Atlas of Living Australia: Australian distribution
Web resources
References
References that assist with identification
- Allen, G., R. Steene, P. Humann and N. Deloach (2003). Reef fish identification: Tropical Pacific New World Publications Inc., Jacksonville, FL, USA.
Other references
- Cutmore, S.C., T.L. Miller, S.S. Curran, M.B. Bennett and T.H. Cribb (2013). Phylogenetic relationships of the Gorgoderidae (Platyhelminthes: Trematoda), including the proposal of a new subfamily (Degeneriinae n. subfam.). Parasitology Research, 112: 3063-3074. LIRS catalog number 1722.
- Ho, H.W., R.A. Bray, S.C. Cutmore, S. Ward and T.H. Cribb (2014). Two new species of Phyllodistomum Braun, 1899 (Trematoda: Gorgoderidae Looss, 1899) from Great Barrier Reef fishes, Zootaxa, 3779: 551-562. LIRS catalog number 1790.
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