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Mulloidichthys flavolineatus (Yellowstripe Goatfish)
Scientific name: Mulloidichthys flavolineatus

Taxonomy: Kingdom Animalia → Phylum Chordata → Subphylum Vertebrata → Infraphylum Gnathostomata → Parvphylum Osteichthyes → Gigaclass Actinopterygii → Class Actinopteri → Subclass Teleostei → Order Mulliformes → Family Mullidae → Genus Mulloidichthys

Common name: Yellowstripe Goatfish
...also Square-Spot Goatfish
Locations: Hawaii, Indo-Pacific
Group: Marine LifeFishGoatfishes

At night, they turn darker, and they fluoresce under UV light.

Juveniles don't have the distinct spot or stripe.

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Mulloidichthys flavolineatus (Yellowstripe Goatfish)
Mulloidichthys flavolineatus (Yellowstripe Goatfish)
Mulloidichthys flavolineatus (Yellowstripe Goatfish)
Mulloidichthys flavolineatus (Yellowstripe Goatfish)
Mulloidichthys flavolineatus (Yellowstripe Goatfish)
Mulloidichthys flavolineatus (Yellowstripe Goatfish)
Mulloidichthys flavolineatus (Yellowstripe Goatfish)
Mulloidichthys flavolineatus (Yellowstripe Goatfish)
Mulloidichthys flavolineatus (Yellowstripe Goatfish)
Mulloidichthys flavolineatus (Yellowstripe Goatfish)
Mulloidichthys flavolineatus (Yellowstripe Goatfish)
Mulloidichthys flavolineatus (Yellowstripe Goatfish)
Mulloidichthys flavolineatus (Yellowstripe Goatfish)
Mulloidichthys flavolineatus (Yellowstripe Goatfish)
Mulloidichthys flavolineatus (Yellowstripe Goatfish)
Mulloidichthys flavolineatus (Yellowstripe Goatfish)
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