Mulloidichthys
Mulloidichthys | |
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Mulloidichthys flavolineatus | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Perciformes |
Family: | Mullidae |
Genus: | Mulloidichthys Whitley, 1929 |
Type species | |
Mullus flavolineatus Lacépède, 1801
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Synonyms | |
Mulloides Bleeker, 1849 |
Mulloidichthys is a genus of fish in the family Mullidae native to coral and rocky reefs of the tropical Atlantic, Indian and Pacific Ocean.[1][2]
Species[]
There are currently 7 recognized species in this genus:
- , 2011 (Indian mimic goatfish) [3]
- (T. N. Gill, 1862) (Mexican goatfish)
- Mulloidichthys flavolineatus (Lacépède, 1801)
- & J. E. Randall, 2016 (Yellow-tail goatfish) [4]
- (Lacépède, 1801) (Yellow-stripe goatfish)
- Mulloidichthys martinicus (G. Cuvier, 1829) (Yellow goatfish)
- J. E. Randall & , 1980 (Mimic goatfish)
- (Steindachner, 1900) (Orange goatfish)
- Mulloidichthys vanicolensis (Valenciennes, 1831) (Yellow-fin goatfish)
References[]
- ^ Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2016). Species of Mulloidichthys in FishBase. January 2016 version.
- ^ Lieske, E. & Myers, R. (2002). Coral Reef Fishes: Caribbean, Indian Ocean and Pacific Ocean Including the Red Sea. HarperCollins Publishers. pp. 400. ISBN 9780691089959.
- ^ Uiblein, F. (2011): Taxonomic review of Western Indian Ocean goatfishes of the genus Mulloidichthys (Family Mullidae), with description of a new species and remarks on colour and body form variation in Indo-West Pacific species. Smithiana Bulletin, 13: 51-73.
- ^ Fernandez-Silva, I., Randall, J.E., Golani, D. & Bogorodsky, S.V. (2016): Mulloidichthys flavolineatus flavicaudus Fernandez-Silva & Randall (Perciformes, Mullidae), a new subspecies of goatfish from the Red Sea and Arabian Sea. ZooKeys, 605: 131-157.
Categories:
- Mullidae
- Perciformes stubs