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Mullidae
49 species in this family
The Mullidae family belongs to the breams, snappers & drums and includes 49 species in the guide. You find them all below, with photos, identification details and distribution. Identify them in the field with the Fin's Fish Guide app.
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Best-known species
Red mullet (Mullus surmuletus)
Mullidae
Red mullet (Mullus barbatus)
Mullidae
Bait goatfish
Mulloidichthys flavolineatus
Mullidae
Banded goatfish (Mulloidichthys vanicolensis)
Mullidae
Bartaiedl goatfish
Upeneus tragula
Mullidae
Blue goatfish
Parupeneus cyclostomus
Mullidae
West African goatfish
Pseudupeneus prayensis
Mullidae
Dash & dot goatfish
Parupeneus barberinus
Mullidae
Beach goatfish
Upeneus sulphureus
Mullidae
Bandedtail goatfish
Upeneus vittatus
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All species from A to Z
Argentine goatfish
Mullus argentinae
Mullidae
Australian goatfish
Upeneus australiae
Mullidae
Bait goatfish
Mulloidichthys flavolineatus
Mullidae
Banded goatfish (Mulloidichthys vanicolensis)
Mullidae
Banded goatfish (Parupeneus multifasciatus)
Mullidae
Bandedtail goatfish
Upeneus vittatus
Mullidae
Bandtail goatfish
Upeneus taeniopterus
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Bar-tailed goatfish
Upeneus japonicus
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Bartaiedl goatfish
Upeneus tragula
Mullidae
Beach goatfish
Upeneus sulphureus
Mullidae
Bearfish
Mulloidichthys martinicus
Mullidae
Bicolor goatfish
Parupeneus barberinoides
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Bighead goatfish
Parupeneus heptacanthus
Mullidae
Bigscale goatfish
Pseudupeneus grandisquamis
Mullidae
Blacksaddle goatfish (Parupeneus ciliatus)
Mullidae
Blacksaddle goatfish (Parupeneus spilurus)
Mullidae
Blue goatfish
Parupeneus cyclostomus
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Blue-lined goatfish
Upeneichthys lineatus
Mullidae
Bluespotted goatfish
Upeneichthys vlamingii
Mullidae
Copper pilot
Pseudupeneus maculatus
Mullidae
Dash & dot goatfish
Parupeneus barberinus
Mullidae
Doublebar goatfish (Parupeneus crassilabris)
Mullidae
Doublebar goatfish (Parupeneus trifasciatus)
Mullidae
Dwarf Goatfish
Upeneus parvus
Mullidae
Forsskal's goatfish
Parupeneus forsskali
Mullidae
Fourlined goatfish
Upeneus quadrilineatus
Mullidae
Francis' goatfish
Upeneus francisi
Mullidae
Goatfish (Mullus auratus)
Mullidae
Goatfish (Upeneus moluccensis)
Mullidae
Goatfish (Parupeneus indicus)
Mullidae
Goatfish (Mulloidichthys dentatus)
Mullidae
Gold-thread goatfish
Parupeneus chrysonemus
Mullidae
Long-barbel goatfish
Parupeneus macronemus
Mullidae
Longsnout goatfish
Parupeneus procerigena
Mullidae
Luzon goatfish
Upeneus luzonius
Mullidae
Moffitt's goatfish
Parupeneus moffitti
Mullidae
Orange goatfish
Mulloidichthys pfluegeri
Mullidae
Pearly goatfish
Parupeneus margaritatus
Mullidae
Por's goatfish
Upeneus pori
Mullidae
Red mullet (Mullus surmuletus)
Mullidae
Red mullet (Mullus barbatus)
Mullidae
Rosy goatfish (Parupeneus chrysopleuron)
Mullidae
Rosy goatfish (Parupeneus rubescens)
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Sidespot goatfish
Parupeneus pleurostigma
Mullidae
Stott's goatfish
Upeneichthys stotti
Mullidae
Sunda goatfish
Upeneus sundaicus
Mullidae
Twospine goatfish
Parupeneus biaculeatus
Mullidae
West African goatfish
Pseudupeneus prayensis
Mullidae
Whitesaddle goatfish
Parupeneus porphyreus
Mullidae