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Mullidae (Goatfishes)
Etymology: Mulloidichthys: Latin, mullus = soft + Greek, ichthys = fish (Ref. 45335); ayliffe: Named for Neville Ayliffe, specimen collector of this species; noun in apposition.
Eponymy: Neville Ayliffe was a dive operator at Sodwana. [...] (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
Issue
FishBase common name changed from Indian mimic goatfish to Ayliffe's goatfish (Uiblein et al., 2024: Ref. 130857).
Environment: milieu / climate zone / نطاق العمق / distribution range
البيئة
بحري مرتبطة بالشعاب; نطاق العمق 1 - 35 m (Ref. 90102). Tropical
Indian Ocean: Arabian Sea, south to Seychelles, east coast of Africa to South Africa; east to Myanmar. Arabian region from western Gulf of Aden (Gulf of Tadjoura, Socotra Archipelago and Oman.
الحجم / وزن / العمر
النضج: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 24.5 cm SL ذكر/ مختلط الجنس; (Ref. 86817)
وصف مختصر
مفاتيح التعريف | الوصف الخارجي | قياسات المظهر الخارجي
الأشواك الظهرية (المجموع) : 8; الأشعة الظهرية الناعمة (المجموع) : 9; شوكة شرجية: 1; أشعه شرجية لينه: 7.
Body shape (shape guide): elongated.
Inhabits rocky reefs and coral areas. Mimics and aggregates with Lutjanus kasmira during the day. Disperses at night to feed.
Life cycle and mating behavior
النضج | التكاثر | وضع البيض | بيض | الخصوبة | Larvae
Uiblein, F., 2011. Taxonomic review of Western Indian Ocean goatfishes of the genus Mulloidichthys (Family Mullidae), with description of a new species and remarks on colour and body form variation in Indo-West Pacific species. Smithiana Bulletin 13:51-73. (Ref. 86817)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-1)
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Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature (مرجع
123201): 25.3 - 29.3, mean 28.1 °C (based on 754 cells).
Phylogenetic diversity index (مرجع
82804): PD
50 = 0.5078 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.01023 (0.00493 - 0.02126), b=3.10 (2.93 - 3.27), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref.
93245).
مستوى غذائي (مرجع
69278): 3.7 ±0.3 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
المرونه (مرجع
120179): وسيط, الحد الزمني الأدني لتضاعف عدد أفراد المجتمع 1.4-4.4 سنة (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (20 of 100).
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