Florent's Guide To The Florida, Bahamas and

Caribbean Reefs

Yellow Goatfish
Mulloidichthys martinicus
Yellow Goatfish
Category: Goatfishes
Scientific Name: Mulloidichthys martinicus
Size: 6 to 12 in. (15 to 30 cm)  
Depth: 5-200 ft. (2-60 m)
Distribution: Caribbean, Bahamas, Florida, Bermuda, Gulf of America
Chordata (Phylum)
└Vertebrata (Subphylum)
 └Osteichthyes (Parvphylum)
  └Actinopterygii (Gigaclass)
   └Teleostei (Class)
    └Mulliformes (Order)
     └Mullidae (Family)
      └Mulloidichthys (Genus)
       └M. martinicus (Species)
WoRMS ID: 277991🔗
iNaturalist ID: 128172🔗

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