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title: "Yellow Goatfish"
description: "Mulloidichthys martinicus — Peixes. The yellow goatfish (Mulloidichthys martinicus), also known as yellowsaddle, is a species of goatfish native to the Atlantic Ocean around the coasts of Africa and the Americas."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/pt/animal/yellow-goatfish
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Yellow Goatfish

> Mulloidichthys martinicus — Peixes. The yellow goatfish (Mulloidichthys martinicus), also known as yellowsaddle, is a species of goatfish native to the Atlantic Ocean around the coasts of Africa and the Americas.

- Scientific name: *Mulloidichthys martinicus*
- Category: `fish` (Peixes)
- Habitats: `sea` (Mar e costa)
- iNaturalist observations: 2032
- Wikidata: [Q1941836](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1941836)
- iNaturalist taxon: [128172](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/128172)

## Names

- en: Yellow Goatfish
- de: Gelbe Meerbarbe
- es: Chivo amarillo
- fr: Barbarin blanc

## Countries with the most observations

CW (198), KY (96), HN (95), PR (90), MQ (80), BS (75), VI (74), GP (71), JM (65), MX (59), CV (56), CU (53)

## Summary

The yellow goatfish (Mulloidichthys martinicus), also known as yellowsaddle, is a species of goatfish native to the Atlantic Ocean around the coasts of Africa and the Americas.  This species can reach a total length of 39.4 cm (15.5 in), but most reach lengths only around 28 cm (11 in).  They are of minor importance to local commercial fisheries, though they have been reported to carry the ciguatera toxin.

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

## Photo

![Yellow Goatfish](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/yellow-goatfish/medium.jpg)

Photo: TheMongrelKoi · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/46016949

## Machine access

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