Striped Red Mullet
Mullus surmuletus
- Least concern
- Card rarity: Common
- Fish
The striped red mullet or surmullet 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.
Classification
- Class
- Actinopterygii
- Order
- Syngnathiformes
- Family
- Mullidae
- Genus
- Mullus