Family : Mullidae (Goatfishes)
Order : Perciformes  (perch-likes)
Class : Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes)
Fishbase Name : Yellowstripe goatfish
Fish Name : Mulloidichthys flavolineatus
Max size : 43.0 cm TL (male/unsexed; Ref. 9710)
Environment : reef-associated ; depth range 5 - 35 m
Climate : tropical; 30°N - 32°S
Global Importance : fisheries: commercial; aquarium: commercial; bait: usually
Resilience: Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (K=0.16-0.27)Distribution : Indo-Pacific: Red Sea and East Africa to the Hawaiian, Marquesan, and Ducie islands, north to the Ryukyu and Bonin Islands, south to Lord Howe and Rapa Islands. Common throughout most of its range (Ref. 9710).
Diagnosis : Dorsal spines (total): 8-8; Dorsal soft rays (total): 9-9; Anal spines: 1-1; Anal soft rays: 7-7. Back grey to olive, sides and belly whitish; 1-2 longitudinal yellow bands; dark blotch below 1st dorsal fin (Ref. 5405). M. flavolineatus differs from M. vanicolensis by having a longer snout, slightly more elongate body, fewer lower limb gill rakers, and certain differences in color (Ref. 37816). A yellow-mid-lateral stripe from eye to tail and some yellow striping on cheek and along abdomen (Ref. 48636).
Biology : Occasionally schooling species inhabit shallow sandy areas of lagoon and seaward reefs (Ref. 9710). Large adults are often found solitary on sand slopes with other species following to feed on prey that are disturbed when the goatfish is feeding (Ref. 48636). Benthopelagic (Ref. 58302). Feed on crustaceans, mollusks, worms, heart urchins and foraminiferans. Consumed fresh or dried. Minimum depth reported taken from Ref. 30874
Threatened : Dangerous:  
Dangerous : harmless , Honebrink, R.. 1990
Coordinator : Randall, John E.
Main Ref : Myers, R.F.. 1991. (Ref. 1602)

India country information
Common Names : മണക്കം, മണക്കം , Manakkam, Slender goldband goatfish, Thelakanthi
Status : native
Salinity : marine
Uses : no uses