Mullus | |
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Mullus barbatus Red mullet |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Perciformes |
Family: | Mullidae |
Genus: |
Mullus Linnaeus, 1758 |
Type species | |
Mullus barbatus Linnaeus, 1758 |
Mullus is a subtropical marine genus of perciform fish of the family Mullidae (goatfish) and includes the red mullets, occurring mainly in the southwest Atlantic near the South American coast and in the Eastern Atlantic including the Mediterranean and the Black Sea. These fish are bottom dwelling over sands and muds.
There are currently four recognized species in this genus:
*) NE - not evaluated
T) Type species