Striped red mullet

Mullus surmuletus

The striped red mullet or surmullet is a species of goatfish found in the Mediterranean Sea, eastern North Atlantic Ocean, and the Black Sea.
Striped Red Mullet - Mullus surmuletus Geotagged,Mullus surmuletus,Spain,Spring

Appearance

This species can reach a length of 40 centimetres SL though most are only around 25 centimetres. The greatest recorded weight for this species is 1 kilogram.
Striped red mullet - Mullus surmuletus Isla de Benidorm, Alicante. Geotagged,Mullus surmuletus,Spain,Striped red mullet,Summer

Naming

''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 grey mullet and other species called "mullet", classified in a different family of the order Perciformes.
Striped red mullet - Mullus surmuletus Geotagged,Mullus surmuletus,Spain,Striped red mullet,Summer

Habitat

They can be found in water as shallow as 5 metres or as deep as 409 metres depending upon the portion of their range that they are in.

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Status: Least concern
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Taxonomy
KingdomAnimalia
DivisionChordata
ClassActinopterygii
OrderSyngnathiformes
FamilyMullidae
GenusMullus
SpeciesM. surmuletus
Photographed in
Spain