Bluestriped Goatfish
Mulloidichthys ayliffe
- Usual depth1–16 m
- Water temperature25–29 °C
- Best monthsFebruary, March, and October
- How commonRare
Photo credit: (c) Georgina Jones, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), uploaded by Georgina Jones · CC BY-SA · iNaturalist
Where and when
Where it has been recorded
Worldwide
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Best months
Worldwide (open data)
- January: 1 records
- February: 5 records
- March: 7 records
- April: 0 records
- May: 2 records
- June: 2 records
- July: 1 records
- August: 2 records
- September: 1 records
- October: 5 records
- November: 5 records
- December: 0 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 1–16 m · Deepest record: 15.5 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 25–29 °C
Photos
(c) jeyre, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist 
(c) Georgina Jones, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA) · CC BY-SA · iNaturalist 
(c) Georgina Jones, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA) · CC BY-SA · iNaturalist 
(c) Ewout Knoester, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA) · CC BY-SA · iNaturalist
Names and classification
- English
- Bluestriped Goatfish, Indian Mimic Goatfish
Names in 1 more languages
- Spanish
- Chivo de Línea Azul
Similar species
Yellowstripe goatfishMulloidichthys flavolineatus
Yellowfin goatfishMulloidichthys vanicolensis
Mimic GoatfishMulloidichthys mimicus
- orange goatfish
Mulloidichthys pfluegeri
Gold-saddle goatfishParupeneus cyclostomus
Bighead goatfishParupeneus heptacantha
Sources and credits
Names and taxonomy: WoRMS (CC BY 4.0) and the GBIF Backbone (CC BY 4.0). Photos: iNaturalist observers, each under the licence shown (CC0, CC BY or CC BY-SA).
- Depth, temperature, months and maps: records from OBIS and GBIF under CC0 or CC BY.
- Conservation status as published by GBIF (IUCN Red List).
- 19 open-data records from 1952 to 2013.
- Species data updated November 4, 2026.
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