Mimic Goatfish
Mulloidichthys mimicus
- Usual depth4–21 m
- Water temperature24–29 °C
- Best monthsJanuary, September, and October
- How commonRare
Photo credit: (c) Debra Baker, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
Where and when
Where it has been recorded
Worldwide
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Best months
Worldwide (open data)
- January: 15 records
- February: 7 records
- March: 3 records
- April: 10 records
- May: 6 records
- June: 5 records
- July: 2 records
- August: 0 records
- September: 12 records
- October: 11 records
- November: 0 records
- December: 0 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 4–21 m · Deepest record: 35.5 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 24–29 °C
Names and classification
- English
- Mimic Goatfish
Names in 1 more languages
- French
- Capucin mimique, Poisson-chèvre mimétique
Similar species
Yellowstripe goatfishMulloidichthys flavolineatus
Yellowfin goatfishMulloidichthys vanicolensis
Bluestriped GoatfishMulloidichthys ayliffe
- 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).
- 69 open-data records from 1977 to 2018.
- Species data updated November 4, 2026.
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