Mulloidichthys
| Mulloidichthys | |
|---|---|
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| Yellow goatfish (M. martinicus) | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Perciformes |
| Family: | Mullidae |
| Genus: | Mulloidichthys Whitley, 1929 [1] |
| Type species | |
| Mullus flavolineatus Lacépède 1801 | |
| Synonyms | |
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Mulloidichthys is a genus of goatfishes native to coral and rocky reefs of the tropical Atlantic, Indian, and Pacific Oceans.[2] Six species are recognized in this genus. Twenty-six species of digenean parasites have been reported [3] from these species.
A yellowfin goatfish (Mulloidichthys vanicolensis)
A yellowstripe goatfish (Mulloidichthys flavolineatus)
Species
There are currently seven recognized species in this genus:[4]
| Species[5] | Common name[5] | Environment & range[6] | IUCN status[7] |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mulloidichthys ayliffe Uiblein, 2011 | Indian mimic goatfish | Western Indian Ocan; Marine; subtropical; reef-dwelling. | NE* |
| Mulloidichthys dentatus (T. N. Gill, 1862) | Mexican goatfish | Eastern Pacific Ocean; Marine; subtropical; reef-dwelling. | LC** |
| Mulloidichthys flavolineatusT (Lacépède, 1801) | Yellowstripe goatfish | Indian to central Pacific Oceans; Marine; tropical; reef-dwelling. | NE |
| Mulloidichthys martinicus (G. Cuvier, 1829) | Yellow goatfish | Atlantic Ocean; Marine; subtropical; reef-dwelling. | NE |
| Mulloidichthys mimicus J. E. Randall & Guézé, 1980 | Mimic goatfish | Indian and eastern Pacific Oceans; Marine; tropical; reef-dwelling. | NE |
| Mulloidichthys pfluegeri (Steindachner, 1900) | Orange goatfish | Indian and eastern Pacific Oceans; Marine; tropical; reef-dwelling. | NE |
| Mulloidichthys vanicolensis (Valenciennes, 1831) | Yellowfin goatfish | Indian to central Pacific Oceans; Marine; tropical; reef-dwelling. | NE |
*) NE - Not Evaluated.
**) LC - Least Concern.
T) Type species.
References
- ↑ Whitley, G. P., 1929: Studies in ichthyology. No. 3. Records of the Australian Museum, 17(3): 101-143, Pls. 30-34.
- ↑ Johnson, G.D. & Gill, A.C. (1998). Paxton, J.R. & Eschmeyer, W.N., ed. Encyclopedia of Fishes. San Diego: Academic Press. p. 186. ISBN 0-12-547665-5.
- ↑ Bray, R. A., Justine, J.-L. & Cribb, T. H. 2007: Homalometron moraveci n. sp. (Digenea: Apocreadiidae) in the yellowfin goatfish, Mulloidichthys vanicolensis (Valenciennes, 1831) (Perciformes: Mullidae), from New Caledonia and the Great Barrier Reef, with a checklist of digeneans of Mulloidichthys species. Zootaxa, 1525, 41-49.
- ↑ Froese, Rainer, and Daniel Pauly, eds. (2013). Species of Mulloidichthys in FishBase. December 2013 version.
- 1 2 Fish Identification at FishBase. Family Mullidae
- ↑ Lieske, E. and R. Myers, 1994: Collins Pocket Guide. Coral reef fishes. Indo-Pacific & Caribbean including the Red Sea. Haper Collins Publishers, 400 p.
- ↑ The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
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