Yellowstripe goatfish
Mulloidichthys flavolineatus
- Usual depth2–16 m
- Water temperature24–30 °C
- Best monthsJuly
- How commonCommon
About this species
The yellowstripe goatfish is a species of goatfish native to the Pacific Ocean and the Indian Ocean. The fish is known as Weke ʻaʻā in Hawaiian.
Text from the Wikipedia article “Yellowstripe goatfish”, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Read the article
Where and when
Where it has been recorded
Worldwide
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Best months
Worldwide (open data)
- January: 103 records
- February: 187 records
- March: 428 records
- April: 223 records
- May: 251 records
- June: 115 records
- July: 1,545 records
- August: 318 records
- September: 549 records
- October: 385 records
- November: 46 records
- December: 23 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 2–16 m · Deepest record: 150 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 24–30 °C
Names and classification
- English
- Yellowstripe goatfish, Goatfish, Pallid goatfish, Samoan goatfish, Sand weke, Slender goldband goatfish, Square-spot goatfish, Squarespot Goatfish, weke, White goatfish, White weke, Yellow-lined goatfish, yellowstripe goatfish, Yellowstripe Goatfish
Names in 6 more languages
- German
- Seitenfleck-Barbe
- Spanish
- Chivo de línea dorada
- Filipino
- Bisugo, Dalagang bukid, Manitis, Salmonito, Salmunete, Saramulyeteng hato, Saramulyeteng hulik, Saramulyeteng tagisi, Tuyo
- French
- Capucin à bande jaune, Capucin carême, Capucin carême, Capucin nain, Capucin à bande jaune, Capucin nain, Petit barbillon, Surmulet cordon jaune, Surmulet à ligne jaund, Surmulet à ligne jaune
- Japanese
- モンツキアカヒメジ
- Simplified Chinese
- 秋姑, 鬚哥, 黃帶擬羊魚, 黃帶擬鬚鯛, 黄带拟羊鱼
Other scientific names: Mulloides flavolineatus, Mulloides samoensis, Mulloidichthys flavicaudus, Mulloidichthys flaviolineatus, Mulloidichthys samoensis, Mulloidichtys flavolineatus, Mullus flavolineatus, Parupeneus flavolineatus, Upeneus flavolineatus
Similar species
- Yellowfin goatfish
Mulloidichthys vanicolensis
Banded GoatfishParupeneus multifasciatus
- Gold-saddle goatfish
Parupeneus cyclostomus
- Bighead goatfish
Parupeneus heptacantha
- Sulphur goatfish
Upeneus sulphureus
- Bicolor goatfish
Parupeneus barberinoides
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.
- Descriptions: Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA, each linked to its article.
- Conservation status as published by GBIF (IUCN Red List).
- 6,427 open-data records from 1801 to 2023.
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