Striped Red Mullet

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 or as deep as depending upon the portion of their range that they are in. This species can reach a length of fish measurement, SL though most are only around . The greatest recorded weight for this species is . This is a commercial fisheries, commercially important species and is also sought after as a game fish.

''Mullus barbatus'' and it are commonly called "red mullets" and often are not distinguished, though they can be told apart by the striped first dorsal fin of ''M. surmuletus''.

Despite its English name, the striped red mullet, of the goatfish family Mullidae, is only very distantly related to the Mugil cephalus, grey mullet and other species called "Mullet (fish), mullet", classified in their own separate order and family.

References

* Alan Davidson (food writer), Alan Davidson, ''Mediterranean Seafood'', Penguin 1972,

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Mullus, striped red mullet
Fish of the Mediterranean Sea
Fish of the Black Sea
Fish of Europe
Marine fauna of North Africa
Fish described in 1758, striped red mullet
Taxa named by Carl Linnaeus

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