Yellow goatfish
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| Mulloidichthys martinicus |
The Yellow Goatfish, Mulloidichthys martinicus, is a white to pale pink fish with a yellow stripe from the eye to the caudal peduncle.
[edit] 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 cm in length. They usually feed in a school during the day, and alone at night.
[edit] Distribution
Tropical waters of the Atlantic. The Yellow Goatfish can be found in the tropical waters around the U.S., in the Gulf of Mexico, the Caribbean Sea, and around Cape Verde.[1]
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