There are six genera of goatfish and at least fifty species, of which at least ten are found in the Maldives. Goatfish have a pair of barbels below the mouth, used to probe the bottom for invertebrates and small fishes.
Yellowfin goatfish, Mulloidichthys vanicolensis
Dash-and-dot goatfish, Parupeneus barberinus
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