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Rosy Goatfish
Mulloidichthys pfluegeri
Mullidae · saltwater water fish
1 minute read · Species guide

About Rosy Goatfish
Mulloidichthys pfluegeri is a species of ray-finned fish in the family Mullidae, the goatfishes, found in the Indo-Pacific Ocean.
Range
Where it lives
0%
100%of mapped records
Share of records by state
Habitat
Water and movement
- Water
- WoRMS records this species in the sea.
Classification
Taxonomy
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Superclass
- Actinopterygii
- Class
- Teleostei
- Order
- Perciformes
- Family
- Mullidae
- Genus
- Mulloidichthys
- Species
- Mulloidichthys pfluegeri
- ITIS TSN
- 620933
- WoRMS AphiaID
- 218650
- GBIF key
- 2396847
Common questions about Rosy Goatfish
What is the scientific name of Rosy Goatfish?
The scientific name is Mulloidichthys pfluegeri, in the family Mullidae. Classification follows ITIS.
Does Rosy Goatfish live in fresh water or salt water?
WoRMS records this species in the sea.
Where has Rosy Goatfish been recorded in the United States?
GBIF has observations in 1 states, with the most records in Hawaii. The map shows observation records, which do not establish the complete natural range.
Closest relatives
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