The goatfishes are ray-finned fish of the family Mullidae, the only family in the suborder Mulloidei of the order Syngnathiformes. [2] The family is also sometimes referred to as the red mullets, which also refers more narrowly to the genus Mullus.

Chin with 2 long barbels, which contain chemosensory organs and are used to probe the sand or holes in the reef for benthic invertebrates or small fish. Many brightly colored. Pelagic spawners. Up to 60 cm maximum length. Valued as food fish. Not popular for aquaria, but do well in right settings. Mullus (Latin) = mullet.

Goatfish, any of more than 60 species of elongated marine fishes of the family Mullidae (order Perciformes). Goatfishes are characterized by two well-separated dorsal fins and by a pair of long, sensory chin barbels.

Seldom found in brackish waters, goatfish are most associated with the reefs of the Atlantic, Indian, and Pacific Oceans. Within the family are approximately six genera and 55 species. Wikimedia Commons has media related to Mullidae. This category has the following 4 subcategories, out of 4 total.

Color brown to red dorsally, pale ventrally, scales on body with or without a white or pale blue spot. A darker brown or brownish-red stripe, broadly bordered in white, fron front of snout through center of eye.

The meaning of MULLIDAE is a family of percoid fishes consisting of the red mullets.

The goatfishes are also called red mullets (Family Mullidae) with a maximum size of 33 cm (Upeneus taeniopterus). They feed mostly on crustaceans, especially penaeid shrimps, crabs and small fishes (FishBase, 2017; Vivekanandan et al., 2003).

A group of small to medium-sized marine fishes with two widely-spaced dorsal fins and a pair of long sensory barbels on the chin. Goatfishes are found throughout tropical and temperate waters of the Atlantic, Pacific and Indian Oceans, including the Red, Mediterranean and Black seas.

The goatfishes are perciform fish of the family Mullidae. The family is also sometimes referred to as the red mullets, which also refers more narrowly to the genus Mullus.

Taxonomy and phylogeny of Mullidae, a family of ray-finned fishes. Based on the Phylogenetic Fish Classification. Also includes species checklists, fossil calibrations, DNA sequences.