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  • lateral stripe & C: yellow
    Mulloidichthys martinicus, Yellow Goatfish
    mouth not reaching under eye
    operculum: spine
  • D1 outer stripe thicker & darker
    main side stripe brown
    flank: 2-5 yellow stripes
    Mullus auratus, Red Goatfish
    snout steep
    C - no strong bars
  • white + row 3 dark blotches behind eye
    Pseudupeneus maculatus, Spotted Goatfish
    mouth not reaching under eye
    operculum: spine
  • D1 outer stripe not strong
    main side stripe yellow
    C lower stripes stronger
    Upeneus parvus, Dwarf Goatfish
    snout profile not steep