Yellowfin goatfish
Mulloidichthys vanicolensis
- Usual depth4–21 m
- Water temperature20–30 °C
- Best monthsMay, July, and September
- How commonOccasional
About this species
The yellowfin goatfish is a species of goatfish native to the Indian Ocean and the Pacific Ocean.
Text from the Wikipedia article “Yellowfin 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: 51 records
- February: 103 records
- March: 182 records
- April: 208 records
- May: 387 records
- June: 158 records
- July: 349 records
- August: 219 records
- September: 334 records
- October: 200 records
- November: 23 records
- December: 12 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 4–21 m · Deepest record: 263 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 20–30 °C
Names and classification
- English
- Yellowfin goatfish, Banded goatfish, Flame goatfish, Goatfish, Golden banded goatfish, goldenstripe goatfish, Goldstripe goatfish, Red goatfish, Red weke, Vanikolo goatfish, weke-'ula, yellowfin goatfish, Yellowfin Goatfish, Yellowstripe goatfish
Names in 4 more languages
- Spanish
- Salmonete vanicolense
- French
- Capucin à nageoires jaunes, Capucin de Vanicolo, Surmulet à nageoires jaunes
- Japanese
- Akahimeji, アカヒメジ
- Simplified Chinese
- 无斑拟羊鱼, 無斑擬羊魚, 秋姑, 金帶擬鬚鯛, 鬚哥
Other scientific names: Mullodichthys vanicolensis, Mulloides erythrinus, Mulloides vanicolensis, Mulloidichtys vanicolensis, Pseudopeneus vanicolensis, Pseudupeneus vanicolensis, Upeneus vanicolensis
Similar species
- Yellowstripe goatfish
Mulloidichthys flavolineatus
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).
- 3,915 open-data records from 1831 to 2023.
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