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title: "Gelbschwanz-Meerbarbe"
description: "Mulloidichthys vanicolensis — Fische. The yellowfin goatfish (Mulloidichthys vanicolensis) is a species of goatfish native to the Indian Ocean and the Pacific Ocean."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/de/animal/yellowfin-goatfish
last_updated: 2026-09-20
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# Gelbschwanz-Meerbarbe

> Mulloidichthys vanicolensis — Fische. The yellowfin goatfish (Mulloidichthys vanicolensis) is a species of goatfish native to the Indian Ocean and the Pacific Ocean.

- Scientific name: *Mulloidichthys vanicolensis*
- Category: `fish` (Fische)
- Habitats: `sea` (Meer & Küste)
- iNaturalist observations: 2718
- Wikidata: [Q2320381](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2320381)
- iNaturalist taxon: [122682](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/122682)

## Names

- en: Yellowfin Goatfish
- de: Gelbschwanz-Meerbarbe
- es: Chivo de Aleta Amarilla
- fr: Surmulet à nageoires jaunes
- nl: Geelvinbarbeel
- pl: Barwena żółtopłetwa

## Countries with the most observations

US (623), EG (297), AU (182), ID (145), FJ (70), PF (67), NC (51), RE (46), CK (40), JP (40), UM (39), TW (37)

## Summary

The yellowfin goatfish (Mulloidichthys vanicolensis) is a species of goatfish native to the Indian Ocean and the Pacific Ocean.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yellowfin_goatfish

## Photo

![Gelbschwanz-Meerbarbe](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/yellowfin-goatfish/medium.jpg)

Photo: Thompson Hyggen · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/341191136

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/yellowfin-goatfish?lang=de` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).