Size: 6 to 15 in.
ID: yellow tail
and yellow midbody stripe; chin barbels
Class: Actinopterygii
/ Ray-finned fishes
Order: Perciformes
/ Perch-like fishes
Family: Mullidae
/ Goatfishes
Genus Species: Mulloidichthys
martinicus / Yellow Goatfish
Habitat: sand or rubble
area of a reef
Typical food:
small invertebrates
Other information:
use barbels to dig in sand or rubble for food; often swim lazily in big
schools over reef;
night feeders; change color to match
their surroundings
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