Yellow goatfish

The Yellow Goatfish, Mulloidichthys martinicus, is a white to pale pink fish with a yellow stripe from the eye to the caudal peduncle.

Description

Yellow Goatfish are tireless benthic feeders, using a pair of long chemosensory barbels ("whiskers") protruding from their chins to rifle through the sediments in search of a meal. May grow up to 39 centimetres (15 in) in length. They usually feed in a school during the day, and alone at night.

Distribution

Tropical waters of the Atlantic. The Yellow Goatfish can be found in the tropical waters around the United States, in the Gulf of Mexico, the Caribbean Sea, and around Cape Verde. They are not eaten.

Translation of "Yellow goatfish"

Catalan: Mulloidichthys martinicus, Polish: Mulloidichthys martinicus, Chinese: 黃帶擬羊魚.