Florent's Guide To The

Tropical 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) Chordates
└Vertebrata (Subphylum) Vertebrates
 └Osteichthyes (Parvphylum) Bony Fishes
  └Actinopterygii (Gigaclass) Ray-Finned Fish
   └Teleostei (Class) Teleosts
    └Mulliformes (Order) Goatfishes
     └Mullidae (Family)
      └Mulloidichthys (Genus)
       └M. vanicolensis (Species)
WoRMS ID: 218648🔗
iNaturalist ID: 122682🔗

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