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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
Species: M. barbatus
Binomial name
Mullus barbatus
Linnaeus, 1758
Synonyms
  • Mullus ruber Lacepède, 1801

The red mullet (Mullus barbatus) is a species of goatfish found in the Mediterranean Sea, Marmara Sea, the Black Sea and the eastern North Atlantic Ocean from Scandinavia to Senegal.

FishBase currently recognizes two subspecies though the validity of M. b. ponticus is uncertain:



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