orange goatfish
Mulloidichthys pfluegeri
- Usual depth13–30 m
- Water temperature24–29 °C
- Best monthsJune, August, and September
- How commonRare
About this species
Mulloidichthys pfluegeri is a species of ray-finned fish in the family Mullidae, the goatfishes, found in the Indo-Pacific Ocean.
Text from the Wikipedia article “Mulloidichthys pfluegeri”, 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: 4 records
- February: 0 records
- March: 1 records
- April: 4 records
- May: 2 records
- June: 8 records
- July: 3 records
- August: 8 records
- September: 5 records
- October: 1 records
- November: 2 records
- December: 2 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 13–30 m · Deepest record: 30 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 24–29 °C
Names and classification
- English
- orange goatfish, Pfluger's goatfish, Red weke, Rosy Goatfish
Names in 4 more languages
- Spanish
- Chivo de Pfluger
- French
- Capucin orange
- Japanese
- リュウキュウアカヒメジ
- Simplified Chinese
- 秋姑, 紅背擬羊魚, 紅背擬鬚鯛, 鬚哥
Other scientific names: Mulloides pfluegeri, Mulloides pflugeri, Mulloidichthys pflugeri
Similar species
Yellowstripe goatfishMulloidichthys flavolineatus
Yellowfin goatfishMulloidichthys vanicolensis
Bluestriped GoatfishMulloidichthys ayliffe
Mimic GoatfishMulloidichthys mimicus
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.
- Descriptions: Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA, each linked to its article.
- Conservation status as published by GBIF (IUCN Red List).
- 48 open-data records from 1900 to 2019.
- Species data updated November 4, 2026.
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