Mullidae

Goatfishes

104 species

1. 1Mulloidichthys ayliffe Uiblein, 2011 · Ayliffe's goatfishocean · tropical · reef
2. 2Mulloidichthys dentatus (Gill, 1862) · Mexican goatfishocean · subtropical · reef
3. 3Mulloidichthys flavolineatus (Lacepède, 1801) · Yellowstripe goatfishocean · tropical · reef
4. 4Mulloidichthys martinicus (Cuvier, 1829) · Yellow goatfishocean · subtropical · reef
5. 5Mulloidichthys mimicus Randall & Guézé, 1980 · Mimic goatfishocean · tropical · reef
6. 6Mulloidichthys pfluegeri (Steindachner, 1900) · Pflueger's goatfishocean · tropical · reef
7. 7Mulloidichthys vanicolensis (Valenciennes, 1831) · Yellowfin goatfishocean · tropical · reef
8. 8Mullus argentinae Hubbs & Marini, 1933 · Argentine goatfishocean · subtropical
9. 9Mullus auratus Jordan & Gilbert, 1882 · Red goatfishocean · subtropical
10. 10Mullus barbatus Linnaeus, 1758 · Red mulletocean · subtropical
11. 11Mullus ponticus Essipov, 1927 · Blunt-snouted mulletocean · temperate
12. 12Mullus surmuletus Linnaeus, 1758 · Surmulletocean · subtropical
13. 13Parupeneus angulatus Randall & Heemstra, 2009 · Wedgejaw goatfishocean · tropical · reef
14. 14Parupeneus barberinoides (Bleeker, 1852) · Bicolor goatfishocean · tropical · reef
15. 15Parupeneus barberinus (Lacepède, 1801) · Dotdash goatfishocean · tropical · reef
16. 16Parupeneus biaculeatus (Richardson, 1846) · Pointed goatfishocean · subtropical · reef
17. 17Parupeneus chrysonemus (Jordan & Evermann, 1903) · Yellow-threaded goatfishocean · tropical
18. 18Parupeneus chrysopleuron (Temminck & Schlegel, 1843) · Yellowband goatfishocean · tropical
19. 19Parupeneus ciliatus (Lacepède, 1802) · Blacksaddle goatfishocean · tropical · reef
20. 20Parupeneus crassilabris (Valenciennes, 1831) · Triplebar goatfishocean · tropical · reef
21. 21Parupeneus cyclostomus (Lacepède, 1801) · Goldsaddle goatfishocean · tropical · reef
22. 22Parupeneus diagonalis Randall, 2004 · Slantstripe goatfishocean · tropical · reef
23. 23Parupeneus forsskali (Fourmanoir & Guézé, 1976) · Red Sea goatfishbrackish · ocean · subtropical · reef
24. 24Parupeneus fraserorum Randall & King, 2009 · Fraser's goatfishocean · tropical · reef
25. 25Parupeneus heptacantha (Lacepède, 1802) · Cinnabar goatfishbrackish · ocean · tropical · reef
26. 26Parupeneus inayatae Uiblein & Fahmi, 2018 · Inayat's goatfishocean · tropical
27. 27Parupeneus indicus (Shaw, 1803) · Indian goatfishbrackish · ocean · tropical · reef
28. 28Parupeneus insularis Randall & Myers, 2002 · Twosaddle goatfishocean · tropical · reef
29. 29Parupeneus jansenii (Bleeker, 1856) · Jansen's goatfishocean · tropical
30. 30Parupeneus louise Randall, 2004 · Louise's goatfishocean · tropical · reef
31. 31Parupeneus macronemus (Lacepède, 1801) · Longbarbel goatfishocean · tropical · reef
32. 32Parupeneus margaritatus Randall & Guézé, 1984 · Pearly goatfishocean · tropical · reef
33. 33Parupeneus minys Randall & Heemstra, 2009 · Minute goatfishocean · tropical · reef
34. 34Parupeneus moffitti Randall & Myers, 1993 · Moffit's goatfishocean · tropical
35. 35Parupeneus multifasciatus (Quoy & Gaimard, 1825) · Manybar goatfishocean · tropical · reef
36. 36Parupeneus nansen Randall & Heemstra, 2009 · Nansen goatfishocean · tropical · reef
37. 37Parupeneus orientalis (Fowler, 1933) · Rapanui goatfishocean · tropical
38. 38Parupeneus pleurostigma (Bennett, 1831) · Sidespot goatfishocean · tropical · reef
39. 39Parupeneus porphyreus (Jenkins, 1903) · Whitesaddle goatfishocean · tropical · reef
40. 40Parupeneus posteli Fourmanoir & Guézé, 1967 · Postel's goatfishocean · tropical
41. 41Parupeneus procerigena Kim & Amaoka, 2001 · Deepcheek goatfishocean · tropical
42. 42Parupeneus rubescens (Lacepède, 1801) · Rosy goatfishocean · tropical · reef
43. 43Parupeneus seychellensis (Smith & Smith, 1963) · Seychelles goatfishocean · tropical · reef
44. 44Parupeneus sinai Uiblein, 2021 · Sinai goatfishocean · tropical
45. 45Parupeneus spilurus (Bleeker, 1854) · Blackspot goatfishbrackish · ocean · tropical · reef
46. 46Parupeneus trifasciatus (Lacepède, 1801) · Doublebar goatfishocean · tropical · reef
47. 47Parupeneus williamsi Shibuya & Motomura, 2020 · Williams' goatfishocean · tropical · reef
48. 48Pseudupeneus grandisquamis (Gill, 1863) · Bigscale goatfishocean · subtropical
49. 49Pseudupeneus maculatus (Bloch, 1793) · Spotted goatfishocean · subtropical · reef
50. 50Pseudupeneus prayensis (Cuvier, 1829) · West African goatfishocean · tropical
51. 51Upeneichthys lineatus (Bloch & Schneider, 1801) · Blue-striped mulletocean · subtropical
52. 52Upeneichthys stotti Hutchins, 1990 · Stott's goatfishocean · temperate
53. 53Upeneichthys vlamingii (Cuvier, 1829) · Blue-spotted goatfishocean · subtropical
54. 54Upeneus andamanensis Uiblein & Rajan, 2024 · Andaman goatfishocean · tropical · newer than the 2023 backbone
55. 55Upeneus asymmetricus Lachner, 1954 · Asymmetrical goatfishocean · subtropical
56. 56Upeneus aurorae Uiblein & Williams, 2024 · Aurora goatfishocean · tropical · newer than the 2023 backbone
57. 57Upeneus australiae Kim & Nakaya, 2002 · Australian goatfishocean · tropical
58. 58Upeneus brevignathus Uiblein & Bailly, 2024 · Shortjaw goatfishocean · tropical · newer than the 2023 backbone
59. 59Upeneus caudofasciatus Uiblein & Gledhill, 2019 · Tailbar goatfishocean · tropical
60. 60Upeneus davidaromi Golani, 2001 · Darom's goatfishocean · deep-water
61. 61Upeneus dimipavlov Uiblein & Motomura, 2021 · Pavlov's goatfishocean · tropical
62. 62Upeneus doriae (Günther, 1869) · Gilded goatfishocean · subtropical
63. 63Upeneus elongatus Uiblein & Motomura, 2021 · Elongate goatfishocean · subtropical
64. 64Upeneus farnis Uiblein & Peristiwady, 2017 · Farnis' goatfishocean · tropical
65. 65Upeneus filifer (Ogilby, 1910) · Pennant goatfishocean · tropical
66. 66Upeneus floros Uiblein & Gouws, 2020 · Floros' goatfishocean · subtropical
67. 67Upeneus francisi Randall & Guézé, 1992 · Francis' goatfishocean · temperate
68. 68Upeneus gubal Uiblein, 2019 · Gubal goatfishocean · tropical
69. 69Upeneus guttatus (Day, 1868) · Twotone goatfishfresh · tropical
70. 70Upeneus heemstra Uiblein & Gouws, 2014 · Heemstra's goatfishocean · tropical
71. 71Upeneus heterospinus Uiblein & Pavlov, 2019 · Variedspine goatfishocean · tropical
72. 72Upeneus huan Uiblein & Hoang, 2024 · Huan's goatfishocean · tropical · newer than the 2023 backbone
73. 73Upeneus indicus Uiblein & Heemstra, 2010 · Cochin goatfishocean · tropical · reef
74. 74Upeneus itoui Yamashita, Golani & Motomura, 2011 · Itou's goatfishocean · tropical
75. 75Upeneus japonicus (Houttuyn, 1782) · Japanese goatfishocean · subtropical · reef
76. 76Upeneus lombok Uiblein & White, 2015 · Lombok goatfishocean · tropical
77. 77Upeneus luzonius Jordan & Seale, 1907 · Dark-barred goatfishocean · tropical
78. 78Upeneus madras Uiblein & Maclaine, 2022 · Madras goatfishocean · tropical · newer than the 2023 backbone
79. 79Upeneus margarethae Uiblein & Heemstra, 2010 · Margaretha's goatfishocean · tropical · reef
80. 80Upeneus mascareinsis Fourmanoir & Guézé, 1967 · Mascarene goatfishocean · tropical
81. 81Upeneus moluccensis (Bleeker, 1855) · Goldband goatfishbrackish · ocean · subtropical · reef
82. 82Upeneus mouthami Randall & Kulbicki, 2006 · Moutham's goatfishocean · tropical
83. 83Upeneus niebuhri Guézé, 1976 · Niebuhr's goatfishocean · tropical
84. 84Upeneus nigromarginatus Bos, 2014 · Black-margined goatfishocean · tropical
85. 85Upeneus oligospilus Lachner, 1954 · Shortfin goatfishocean · tropical · reef
86. 86Upeneus parvus Poey, 1852 · Dwarf goatfishocean · tropical
87. 87Upeneus pori Ben-Tuvia & Golani, 1989 · Por's goatfishocean · subtropical
88. 88Upeneus quadrilineatus Cheng & Wang, 1963 · Fourstripe goatfishocean · tropical
89. 89Upeneus randalli Uiblein & Heemstra, 2011 · Randall's goatfishocean · tropical
90. 90Upeneus saiab Uiblein & Lisher, 2013 · SAIAB goatfishocean · subtropical
91. 91Upeneus seychellensis Uiblein & Heemstra, 2011 · Tailstripe goatfishocean · tropical
92. 92Upeneus spottocaudalis Uiblein & Gledhill, 2017 · Tailspot goatfishocean · tropical
93. 93Upeneus stenopsis Uiblein & McGrouther, 2012 · Narrowtail goatfishocean · tropical
94. 94Upeneus suahelicus Uiblein & Heemstra, 2010 · Swahili goatfishocean · tropical · reef
95. 95Upeneus subvittatus (Temminck & Schlegel, 1843) · Deepwater goatfishocean · subtropical
96. 96Upeneus sulphureus Cuvier, 1829 · Sulphur goatfishbrackish · ocean · tropical
97. 97Upeneus sundaicus (Bleeker, 1855) · Ochre-banded goatfishbrackish · ocean · tropical
98. 98Upeneus supravittatus Uiblein & Heemstra, 2010 · Longfin goatfishocean · tropical · reef
99. 99Upeneus taeniopterus Cuvier, 1829 · Bandtail goatfishocean · tropical · reef
100. 100Upeneus torres Uiblein & Gledhill, 2014 · Torres goatfishocean · tropical · reef
101. 101Upeneus tragula Richardson, 1846 · Freckled goatfishbrackish · ocean · tropical · reef
102. 102Upeneus vanuatu Uiblein & Causse, 2013 · Vanuatu goatfishocean · tropical
103. 103Upeneus vittatus (Forsskål, 1775) · Striped goatfishbrackish · ocean · tropical · reef
104. 104Upeneus willwhite Uiblein & Motomura, 2021 · White's goatfishocean · tropical

Source: FishBase v25.04 (fishbase.org), via cboettig/fishbase, fetched 2026-10-18.