Goatfish
Fish. Spotted goatfish swim in small schools, constantly foraging by nuzzling the sea bottom around coral reefs. They use two fleshy whiskers called “barbels,' located under the tip of their chin, to search for prey hiding in the sand.
Goatfish
Goatfishes are tropical marine perciform fish of the family Mullidae. Seldom found in brackish waters, goatfish are most associated with the reefs of the Atlantic, Indian, and Pacific Oceans.
A Bartail Goatfish at Moreton Bay
A Bartail Goatfish at Pulau Paku Kecil
A Bastard Trumpeter at Cronulla
A Beaked Coralfish at Palau Redang
A Beaked Coralfish at the Great Barrier Reef
A Beaked Coralfish caught off Lizard Island ...
Mulloidichthys martinicus, Yellow Goatfish
Mulloidichthys flavolineatus, Yellowstripe Goatfish
Muraena helena, Mediterranean Moray
Mycetophyllia lamarckiana, Ridged Cactus Coral
Mycetophyllia aliciae, Knobby Cactus Coral ...
manybar goatfish (Parupeneus multifasciatus)
map angel (Pomacanthus maculosus)
marine betta (Calloplesiops altivelis)
maroon clown (Premnas biaculeatus)
Marquesan butterfly (Chaetodon declivis)
masked bannerfish (Heniochus monoceros) ...
66% of their diet is fish, of which the most commonly taken is goatfish.
Primarily feed by plunge diving. Feed offshore over schools of large predatory fish that drive small fry to surface. Feeds mainly on small fish (i.e., goatfish, flying fish) and squid. Often feeds in mixed species flocks.
Conservation ...
The adults spend the non-breeding season out at sea, feeding during the day on squid, fish and crustacea driven to the surface by tuna and porpoises. They prey mainly on squirrel fish, flying fish, skipjack tuna and goatfish (6).
 See also: Snapper, Parrotfish, Parrot, Angelfish, Wrasse
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