Saltwater
Yellowstripe goatfish
Mulloidichthys flavolineatus
Mullidae
Facts
Characteristics
- Length
- Up to 43 cm
- Body shape
- Streamlined
Care
- Group
- Missing
- Smallest aquarium
- 1,791 liters
- Diet
- Missing
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Behavior
Water values
Smallest tank
Range
Native
Lives wild in American Samoa, Australia, Bahrain, Brunei, Chile, China, Christmas Island, Cocos (Keeling) Islands, and 61 more countries.
More about the species
Description
Occasionally schooling species inhabit shallow sandy areas of lagoon and seaward reefs. Large adults are often found solitary on sand slopes with other species following to feed on prey that are disturbed when the goatfish is feeding. Benthopelagic. Feed on crustaceans, mollusks, worms, heart urchins and foraminiferans. Consumed fresh or dried. Minimum depth reported taken from Ref. 30874.
Other names
Other scientific names
- Mulloides armatus
- Mulloides flavolineatus
- Mulloides samoensis
- Mulloidichthys auriflamma
- Mulloidichthys flavicaudus
- Mulloidichthys flaviolineatus flavicaudus
In other languages
- Gulstribet mulle
- Keltaviirumullo
- Bait goatfish, Goatfish, Gold-lined goatfish, Pallid goatfish, Samoan goatfish, Sand weke, Slender goldband goatfish, Square-spot goatfish, White goatfish, White weke, Yellow-lined goatfish, Yellow-striped goatfish
Articles
All articles
How to add new fish4 min read
From the store to the tank: how to get the fish used to your water, why you should add only a few at a time, and what to watch for in the first few days.
Quarantine for new fish3 min read
Why new fish should live in a tank of their own for a few weeks before they move in, what you need, and what to look for.
From freshwater to saltwater3 min read
What is different in a saltwater aquarium: salt, refractometer, live rock and corals. An introduction for anyone thinking of giving it a try.