Striped Red Mullet
Mullus surmuletus
- Class
- Ray-finned fish
- Rarity
- Common
- Observations
- 3,573
- Most observed in
- 🇪🇸 Spain
- Conservation
- Least Concern
Description
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. 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).
Summary adapted from the Wikipedia article “Striped red mullet”.