Orange goatfish (Mulloidichthys pfluegeri)

Scientific name: Mulloidichthys pfluegeri Steindachner, 1900

Orange goatfish (Mulloidichthys pfluegeri)

The Orange goatfish (Mulloidichthys pfluegeri) is a marine fish of the family Mullidae. Native range: Indo-Pacific, Reunion to the Hawaiian, Marquesan, and Society islands, north to the Ryukyu Islands, south to Tonga; Mariana and Marshall Islands in Micronesia.

Species facts

Scientific name
Mulloidichthys pfluegeri
Family
Mullidae (Goatfishes)
Order
Perciformes (Perch-like fish)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
40.0
Depth range
30–110 m (98–361 ft)
Environment
Marine; reef-associated; depth range 30 - 110 m
Climate
Tropical
Distribution
Indo-Pacific: Reunion to the Hawaiian, Marquesan, and Society islands, north to the Ryukyu Islands, south to Tonga; Mariana and Marshall Islands in Micronesia.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Uses
Fisheries: commercial; gamefish: yes
Resilience
Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (Preliminary K or Fecundity.)

Sources

Taxonomy, distribution and biology data: FishBase (Froese, R. and D. Pauly, eds.), licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

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