Florent's Guide To The Hawaiian, South Pacific and

Indo-Pacific Reefs

Yellowfin Goatfish
Mulloidichthys vanicolensis
Yellowfin Goatfish
Category: Goatfishes
Scientific Name: Mulloidichthys vanicolensis
Size: 10 to 15 in. (25 to 38 cm)  
Depth: 10-200 ft. (3-60 m)
Distribution: Indo-Pacific, Hawaii, Red Sea, Great Barrier Reef, French Polynesia
Chordata (Phylum)
└Vertebrata (Subphylum)
 └Osteichthyes (Parvphylum)
  └Actinopterygii (Gigaclass)
   └Teleostei (Class)
    └Mulliformes (Order)
     └Mullidae (Family)
      └Mulloidichthys (Genus)
       └M. vanicolensis (Species)
WoRMS ID: 218648🔗
iNaturalist ID: 122682🔗

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