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Striped Red Mullet

Fish

The striped red mullet, also called the surmullet, is a species of goatfish found in the Mediterranean Sea, the eastern North Atlantic Ocean and the Black Sea. It lives in water as shallow as 5 metres or as deep as 409 metres depending on the part of its range, reaches a length of up to 40 centimetres though most individuals are around 25 centimetres, with a recorded maximum weight of 1 kilogram, and is both a commercially important food fish and a sought-after game fish. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

Facts
Classification
Diet
Carnivore 1
System (Realm)
Marine 2
Relationship to People
Hunted or Fished 2
Living or Extinct
Yes 3
Scientific Name
Mullus surmuletus 5
Conservation Status
Least Concern 2
Comparison
CITES Appendix
Not Listed 4
Connections

Child Taxon Of

Perciformes, Taxa
Source GBIF Backbone Taxonomy: Mullus surmuletus

In Biome

Marine, Biomes
Source Striped red mullet (Wikipedia)
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Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.

Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.

Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.

Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.

Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.

Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.

Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.

Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.

Sources
1. FishBase: FishBase species summary: Mullus surmuletus
FishBaseBiology: feeding
Quote, Biology: feeding
Feed on benthic organisms such as shrimps and amphipods, polychaetes, mollusks, and benthic fishes
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2. Striped red mullet (Wikipedia)
  • Introduction
    The striped red mullet or surmullet (Mullus surmuletus) is a species of goatfish found in the Mediterranean Sea, eastern North Atlantic Ocean, and the Black Sea.
  • Lead
    This is a commercially important species and is also sought after as a game fish.
  • Infobox: status
    LC
  • In Biome: Marine, Lead section
    The striped red mullet or surmullet (Mullus surmuletus) is a species of goatfish found in the Mediterranean Sea, eastern North Atlantic Ocean, and the Black Sea.
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3. Striped Red Mullet (Wikidata)
WikidataStatements section, conservation status (P141)
Quote, Statements section, conservation status (P141)
Wikidata Q7119: least concern (P141).
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4. UNEP-WCMC Species+ database (CITES Secretariat): Species+: Perciformes
UNEP-WCMC Species+ database (CITES Secretariat)Species+ taxon_concepts, id 96
Quote, Species+ taxon_concepts, id 96
"cites_listing":"I/II/III/NC","eu_listing":"A/B/C/D/NC","higher_taxa":{"kingdom":"Animalia","phylum":"Chordata","class":"Actinopteri","order":"Perciformes","family":null},"synonyms":[],"common_names":[{"name":"鲈形目","language":"ZH"}],"cites_listings":[]
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5. Wikipedia: Striped red mullet
Wikipedia
GBIF Backbone Taxonomy: Mullus surmuletus
GBIF Backbone TaxonomyChild Taxon Of: Perciformes, Taxon record
Quote, Child Taxon Of: Perciformes, Taxon record
"order": "Perciformes"
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