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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 / गहराई सीमा / distribution range
पारिस्थितिकी
समुद्री प्रवाल-भित्ति संयुक्त; गहराई सीमा 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.
आकार / वज़न / Age
परिपक्व अवधि: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 24.5 cm SL पुल्लिंग / अलिंग; (Ref. 86817)
Short description
पहचान कुंजी | आकृति विज्ञान | मौरफोमैटरिक्स
पृष्ठीय रीढ़ (सम्पूर्ण) : 8; पृष्ठीय सौफट रेज़ (सम्पूर्ण) : 9; गुदा कांटा: 1; ऐनल सौफट रेज़: 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
परिपक्व अवधि | पुनरुत्पत्ति | मछलीऔ का अंडे देना | अंडे | Fecundity | लार्वा
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)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
साधन
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इंटरनेट स्रोत
Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature (संदर्भ
123201): 25.3 - 29.3, mean 28.1 °C (based on 754 cells).
Phylogenetic diversity index (संदर्भ
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).
Trophic level (संदर्भ
69278): 3.7 ±0.3 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
लौटाव (संदर्भ
120179): माध्यम, न्यूनतम जनसंख्या दुगनी होने का समय 1.4 - 4.4 वर्ष। (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (20 of 100).
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