Scientific Name	Mulloidichthys flavolineatus   Pronounce			by: Lab of Fish Ecol. and Evo., BRCAS
Author	(Lacepède, 1801)	Depth	5 - 35M
Chinese	黃帶擬鬚鯛	Poisonous Fish	No
Family_Chinese	鬚鯛科	Economic Fish	Yes
Family	F382　Mullidae	Edible Fish	Yes	Chinese In Mainland China	黃帶擬羊魚
Max Length	43 cm	Aquarium Fish	Yes	Common Name	秋姑、鬚哥、汕秋哥仔(澎湖)
Distribution in World	India Ocean to Pacific Ocean	Distribution in Taiwan	East、West、South、North、North East、PonFu、ShaoLiuChew、LanI Is.、Greeb IS.、Tung Sa IS.、Nan Sa IS.
Habitats	Coral、Benthos、Coastal、Lagoon	Holotype Locality	No locality
Synonyms	Mulloides flavolineatus, Mulloides samoensis, Mulloidichthys auriflamma, Mulloidichthys samoensis, Mulloidichtys flavolineatus, Mullus flavolineatus, Parupeneus flavolineatus, Upeneus flavolineatus
Reference	臺灣魚類誌(沈等, 1993)；The Live Marine Resources of the Western Central Pacific, Vol.5(FAO, 2001)  Lacepede, B. G. E. 1801 沈世傑 編 Shih-Chieh Shen ed. 1993
Specimen List	ASIZP0078369. ASIZP0078370. ASIZP0807140. ASIZP0807141. ASIZP0917140. ASIZP0917141. NMMBP05828. NMMBP05846. SU49418.
Barcode	2016-01-26,Yu-Ming,CO1,100% 2016-01-26,Yu-Ming,CO1,100%
Common Name	Sand weke; Samoan goatfish; Pallid goatfish; Yellowstripe goatfish; Yellow-striped goatfish; White weke; Bait goatfish; Gold-lined goatfish
Redlist Status	Not in IUCN Redlist
Characteristic	Body elongate, and moderately compressed. Chin with a pair of slender barbels which usually do not reach posterior margin of preopercle, their length 1.4 to 1.65 times in head length; snout 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 or 9 gill rakers on upper limb, 18 to 22 on lower limb (total 25 to 30). 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 silvery white with a yellow stripe on side of body at level of eye, usually containing a blackish spot above posterior part of pectoral fins; barbels white; fins whitish to pale yellowish; peritoneum blackish.
habitats	This occasionally schooling species inhabits shallow sandy areas of lagoon and seaward reefs (Ref. 9710). Large adults are often found solitary on sand slopes with other species following to feed on prey that are disturbed when the goatfish is feeding (Re
Distribution	Widespread in the Indo-Pacific from Red Sea and East Africa to the Hawaiian, Marquesan, and Ducie islands, north to the Ryukyu and Bonin Islands, south to Lord Howe and Rapa Islands; throughout Micronesia. It is common in waters around Taiwan.
Utility	Consumed fresh, dried, or used as bait.