Mullus barbatus barbatus Linnaeus, 1758
Red mullet
Mullus barbatus barbatus
photo by Luquet, D.

 Family:  Mullidae (Goatfishes)
 Max. size:  33.2 cm SL (male/unsexed); max.weight: 680.0 g
 Environment:  demersal; depth range 10 - 328 m
 Distribution:  Eastern Atlantic: British Isles (occasionally Scandinavia) to Dakar, Senegal, Canary Islands, Mediterranean and Black Sea. Also known from the Azores (Ref. 4845).
 Diagnosis:  Head very steep. No spots or stripes on body or fins (Ref. 35388).
 Biology:  Found on gravel, sand and mud bottoms of the continental shelf. Depth range from 10-300 m (Ref. 07313) and up to depth of 328 in the eastern Ionian Sea (Ref. 56504). Feeds on small benthic crustaceans, worms and mollusks (Ref. 4845). Marketed mainly fresh (Ref. 9987).
 IUCN Red List Status:   (Ref. 96402)
 Threat to humans:  harmless
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 Entered by: Papasissi, Christine - 17.10.90
 Modified by: Capuli, Estelita Emily - 20.09.12
 Checked by: Binohlan, Crispina B. - 11.05.94

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