Scientific Name	Mulloidichthys vanicolensis   Pronounce			by: Lab of Fish Ecol. and Evo., BRCAS
Author	(Valenciennes, 1831)	Depth	5 - 30M
Chinese	金帶擬鬚鯛	Poisonous Fish	No
Family_Chinese	鬚鯛科	Economic Fish	Yes
Family	F382　Mullidae	Edible Fish	Yes	Chinese In Mainland China	無斑擬羊魚
Max Length	38 cm	Aquarium Fish	Yes	Common Name	秋姑、鬚哥、臭肉(臺東)
Distribution in World	India Ocean to Pacific Ocean	Distribution in Taiwan	East、South、North East、ShaoLiuChew、LanI Is.、Greeb IS.、Tung Sa IS.
Habitats	Coral、Benthos、Coastal、Lagoon	Holotype Locality	Vanicolo
Synonyms	Mullodichthys vanicolensis, Mulloides auriflamma, Mulloides erythrinus, Mulloides vanicolensis, Mulloidichthys flavolineatus, Mulloidichtys vanicolensis, Pseudopeneus vanicolensis, Pseudupeneus vanicolensis, Upeneus vanicolensis
Reference	臺灣魚類誌(沈等, 1993)；福建魚類誌(朱等, 1985)；The Live Marine Resources of the Western Central Pacific, Vol.5(FAO, 2001)  Cuvier, G. etc. 1831 朱元鼎 編 1985 沈世傑 編 Shih-Chieh Shen ed. 1993 Stepien, C. A. etc. 1994
Specimen List	ASIZP0056412. ASIZP0058792. ASIZP0078371. ASIZP0807142. ASIZP0917142. FRIP21203. NMMBP06680. NMMBP06684. NMMBP08721. NTMP0744. NTUM00734. NTUM03147.
Barcode	2016-01-26,Yu-Ming,CO1,100%
Common Name	Red weke; Non-spotted goatfish; Red goatfish; Yellow goatfish; Yellow fin goatfish; Yellowfin goatfish; Yellowstripe goatfish; Flame goatfish; Golden banded goatfish; Goldenstripe goatfish
Redlist Status	Not in IUCN Redlist
Characteristic	Body moderately elongate, and moderately compressed. Chin with a pair of slender barbels which reach posterior to rear margin of preopercle; snout not long; mouth small, maxilla not reaching front edge of eye; villiform teeth in a band in jaws; no teeth on roof of mouth. First gill arch with 8 to 10 gill rakers on upper limb, 23 to 26 on lower limb (total 32 to 36). Two well-separated dorsal fins, the first with VIII slender spines, and the second with 9 soft rays; anal fin with I spine and 7 soft rays; pectoral-fin rays 16 to 18. Lateral-line scales 33 to 36; 5 rows of scales between dorsal fins, and 11 or 12 rows along upper part of caudal peduncle. Body whitish to pink with a yellow stripe edged in pale blue on body at level of upper end of gill opening; no black spot within yellow stripe; barbels white to yellowish; fins yellow.
habitats	This occasionally schooling species inhabits sandy bottoms of reef flats, lagoons, and seaward reefs. In large inactive aggregations by day, dispersing to sand flats to feed at night. Sometimes mixes with blue-striped snapper Lutjanus kasmira and shows bl
Distribution	Widespread in the Indo-Pacific from Red Sea to the Hawaiian, Marquesan, and Tuamoto Islands, north to southern Japan, south to Lord Howe Island; throughout Micronesia. It is a common species in Taiwan, especially in southern part.
Utility	Marketed fresh.