Mulloidichthys

Mulloidichthys is a genus of ray-finned fish in the family Mullidae native to coral and rocky reefs of the tropical Atlantic, Indian and Pacific Ocean.^[1][2]

Mulloidichthys
Mulloidichthys flavolineatus
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Syngnathiformes
Family:	Mullidae
Genus:	Mulloidichthys Whitley, 1929
Type species
Mullus flavolineatus Lacépède, 1801
Synonyms
Mulloides Bleeker, 1849 Pseudomulloides Miranda-Ribeiro, 1915

Mimicry

Several species of Mulloidichthys mimic the appearance of other fish species. M. mimicus mimics and schools with the snapper Lutjanus kasmira,^[3] while M. martinicus mimics and schools with grunts in the genus Haemulon.^[4]

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  M. mimicus with Lutjanus kasmira
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  M. vanicolensis with Lutjanus biguttatus
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  M. martinicus with Haemulon flavolineatum.
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  M. dentatus with Lutjanus viridis and Lutjanus argentiventris

Species

There are currently 7 recognized species in this genus:

Species		Common name	Image
Mulloidichthys ayliffe Uiblein, 2011		Indian mimic goatfish[5]
Mulloidichthys dentatus (T. N. Gill, 1862)		Mexican goatfish
Mulloidichthys flavolineatus (Lacépède, 1801)	M. f. flavicaudus Fernández-Silva & J. E. Randall, 2016[6]	Yellow-tail goatfish[6]
	M. f. flavolineatus (Lacépède, 1801)	Yellow-stripe goatfish
Mulloidichthys martinicus (G. Cuvier, 1829)		Yellow goatfish
Mulloidichthys mimicus J. E. Randall & Guézé, 1980		Mimic goatfish
Mulloidichthys pfluegeri (Steindachner, 1900)		Orange goatfish
Mulloidichthys vanicolensis (Valenciennes, 1831)		Yellow-fin goatfish