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

Family:  Mullidae (Goatfishes)
Max. size:  38.2 cm TL (male/unsexed); max.weight: 680.0 g
Environment:  demersal; marine; depth range 10 - 328 m
Distribution:  Eastern Atlantic: Norway, British Isles (occasionally Scandinavia) to Dakar, Senegal, Canary Islands, Mediterranean, including Azores and Madeira.
Diagnosis:   
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: Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 14 July 2014 Ref. (130435)
Threat to humans:  harmless


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