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/
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Source GBIF Backbone Taxonomy: Mullus surmuletus
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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: feedingQuote, Biology: feeding
Feed on benthic organisms such as shrimps and amphipods, polychaetes, mollusks, and benthic fishes
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.
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This is a commercially important species and is also sought after as a game fish.
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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.
View the Source3. Striped Red Mullet (Wikidata)
WikidataStatements section, conservation status (P141)Quote, Statements section, conservation status (P141)
Wikidata Q7119: least concern (P141).
4. UNEP-WCMC Species+ database (CITES Secretariat): Species+: Perciformes
UNEP-WCMC Species+ database (CITES Secretariat)Species+ taxon_concepts, id 96Quote, 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":[]
5. Wikipedia: Striped red mullet
Wikipedia
GBIF Backbone Taxonomy: Mullus surmuletus
GBIF Backbone TaxonomyChild Taxon Of: Perciformes, Taxon recordQuote, Child Taxon Of: Perciformes, Taxon record
"order": "Perciformes"
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