Orange goatfish

The Orange goatfish lives in the reef-associated, marine, depth range 30 - 110 m environment.

baby Orange goatfish (weke'ula), caught seasonally in island stream mouths and used as baitfish for papio o'io (oh-EE-oh) bonefish; like its name implies, only good for fishcake, but More

Common names

Ahuru ute ute in Tahitian (Reo Mā`ohi)
Aka weke in Hawaiian
Capucin orange in French (français)
Meerbarbe in German (Deutsch)
Moelua in Hawaiian
Orange goatfish in English
Orange mulle in Danish (dansk)
Pfluger's goatfish in English
Red weke in English
Rosy goatfish in English
Ryukyu-akahimeji in Japanese (日本語)
Saramulyete in Kapampangan
Soow in Austronesian (Other)
Soow in Carolinian
Sou in Austronesian (Other)
Sou in Carolinian
Wailam in Austronesian (Other)
Wailam in Carolinian
Weke 'ula in Hawaiian
Weke nono in Hawaiian
Weke ula in Hawaiian
秋姑 in Mandarin Chinese
紅背擬羊魚 in Mandarin Chinese
红背拟羊鱼 in Mandarin Chinese
须哥 in Mandarin Chinese
鬚哥 in Mandarin Chinese

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Order : Perciformes
Family : Mullidae
Genus : Mulloidichthys
Species : Mulloidichthys pfluegeri
Authority : Steindachner, 1900