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Striped Red Mullet
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Other fish (coast and sea)

Striped Red Mullet

Mullus surmuletus Linnaeus, 1758

LC Least Concern

Names

EnglishStriped Red Mullet
DutchMul
SpanishSalmonete de roca
Chinese纵带羊鱼
Scientific nameMullus surmuletus Linnaeus, 1758

About this species

The striped red mullet or surmullet (Mullus surmuletus) is a species of goatfish found in the Mediterranean Sea, eastern North Atlantic Ocean, and the Black Sea. They can be found in water as shallow as 5 metres (16 ft) or as deep as 409 metres (1,342 ft) depending upon the portion of their range that they are in. This species can reach a length of 40 centimetres (16 in) SL though most are only around 25 centimetres (9.8 in). The greatest recorded weight for this species is 1 kilogram (2.2 lb). This is a commercially important species and is also sought after as a game fish.

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Classification

KingdomAnimalia
PhylumChordata
OrderPerciformes
FamilyMullidae
GenusMullus

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