Florent's Guide To The

Tropical Reefs

Mexican Goatfish
Mulloidichthys dentatus
Mexican Goatfish
Category: Goatfishes
Scientific Name: Mulloidichthys dentatus
Size: Upt to 10 in. (25 cm)  
Depth: 10-150 ft. (3-45 m)
Distribution: Gulf of California, Pacific Coast of Mexico to Peru
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. dentatus (Species)
WoRMS ID: 277990🔗
iNaturalist ID: 187709🔗

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