Florent's Guide To The Hawaiian, South Pacific and

Indo-Pacific Reefs

Yellowstripe Goatfish
Mulloidichthys flavolineatus
Yellowstripe Goatfish
Also known as: Square-Spot Goatfish
Category: Goatfishes
Scientific Name: Mulloidichthys flavolineatus
Size: 10 to 16 in. (25 to 40 cm)  
Depth: 10-100 ft. (3-30 m)
Distribution: Indo-Pacific, Hawaii, French Polynesia
Chordata (Phylum) Chordates
└Vertebrata (Subphylum) Vertebrates
 └Osteichthyes (Parvphylum) Bony Fishes
  └Actinopterygii (Gigaclass) Ray-Finned Fish
   └Teleostei (Class) Teleosts
    └Mulliformes (Order) Goatfishes
     └Mullidae (Family)
      └Mulloidichthys (Genus)
       └M. flavolineatus (Species)
WoRMS ID: 218647🔗
iNaturalist ID: 123346🔗

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