A faint yellow line and a dark flank spot identify a fish that searches the sand after dark.
- Local names
- 'ouma
- Habitat
- Lagoon and reef
About this species
The pale, iridescent body is traced by a discreet yellow stripe, with a characteristic dark spot on the side. It lives over sandy lagoon bottoms and is relatively inactive in daylight.
Night brings a change of pace: the fish searches for crustaceans, molluscs and worms, sometimes taking small fish as well.
- Guide des poissons de Tahiti et ses îles, Indo-Pacific Fish conference Tahiti 2017, P. Bachet, T. Zysman, Y. Lefèvre, Au vent des îles
- DORIS - Mulloidichthys flavolineatus
- FishBase - Mulloidichthys flavolineatus
