Mulloidichthys ayliffe Indian mimic goatfish

Mulloidichthys ayliffe is commonly referred to as Indian mimic goatfish. Difficulty in the aquarium: There are no reports available yet that this animal has already been kept in captivity successfully. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

Profile

lexID:

7302 

AphiaID:

712738 

Scientific:

Mulloidichthys ayliffe 

German:

Meerbarbe 

English:

Indian Mimic Goatfish 

Category:

Goatfishes 

Family tree:

Animalia (Kingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Actinopterygii (Class) > Perciformes (Order) > Mullidae (Family) > Mulloidichthys (Genus) > ayliffe (Species) 

Initial determination:

Uiblein, 2011 

Occurrence:

Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Gulf of Oman / Oman, Kenya, South-Africa, Sri Lanka, Tansania, the Seychelles, Western Indian Ocean, Yemen 

Size:

up to 9.65" (24.5 cm) 

Temperature:

71.6 °F - 82.4 °F (22°C - 28°C) 

Food:

Clams, Detritus, Invertebrates, Snails, Starfishs, Worms, Zoobenthos 

Difficulty:

There are no reports available yet that this animal has already been kept in captivity successfully 

Offspring:

None 

Toxicity:

Toxic hazard unknown 

CITES:

Not evaluated 

Related species at
Catalog of Life:

• 
  Mulloidichthys ayliffe
  Meerbarbe
• 
  Mulloidichthys dentatus
  Mexikanische Meerbarbe
• 
  Mulloidichthys flavolineatus
  Seitenfleck- bzw. Gelbstreifen- Meerbarbe
• 
  Mulloidichthys martinicus
  Gelbe Meerbarbe
• 
  Mulloidichthys mimicus
  Mimik-Meerbarbe
• 
  Mulloidichthys pfluegeri
  Pfluegers Meeresbarbe
• 
  Mulloidichthys vanicolensis
  Gelbschwanz-Meerbarbe, Großschulen-Meerbarbe

 

More related species
in this lexicon:

• 
  Mulloidichthys flavolineatus flavicaudus
  Meerbarbe
• 
  Mulloidichthys flavolineatus flavolineatus subsp.
  Meerbarbe

 

Author:

Meerwasser-Lexikon Team

Publisher:

Meerwasser-Lexikon.de

Created:

2014-07-03 15:15:38 

Last edit:

2014-07-03 15:15:38 

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