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*Mullus surmuletus* is a marine species of goatfish within the family Mullidae. Described by Linnaeus in 1758, it belongs to the order Perciformes and the class Teleostei. The taxon is accepted under the scientific name *Mullus surmuletus* and is commonly known as Salmonete, Salmonete de Roca, Salmonete de Roche, or Rouget-barbet.
The species has an IUCN conservation status of Least Concern, a designation assigned in 2015. Records of the organism are held by institutions such as RBINS-SCIENTIFIC HERITAGE. Documented occurrences span countries including Italy, France, Tunisia, the United Kingdom, and Morocco.
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Vinony's link graph records 22 inbound references to Mullus surmuletus, and connects out to Animalia, Mediterranean Sea and Atlantic Ocean.
It is catalogued under topics including Animal taxa named by Carl Linnaeus, Fish described in 1758 and Fish of Europe.
Vinony links it to 39 Wikipedia language editions.
Species
Least Concerngoatfish
SPECIES
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumChordata
- ClassTeleostei
- OrderPerciformes
- FamilyMullidae
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Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 419
- With media
- 37
- Family
- Mullidae
- Collections
- RBINS-SCIENTIFIC HERITAGE
- Recorded in
- Italy, France, Tunisia, United Kingdom, Morocco, Germany, Western Sahara, Spain
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- taxon
- Parent taxon
- goatfishes
- Image
- Mullus surmuletus.jpg
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- Mullus surmuletus
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- Mullus surmuletus
- IUCN conservation status
- Least Concern
- Commons gallery
- Mullus surmuletus
- taxon common name
- saramollete de ronchel
- short name
- M. surmuletus
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Encyclopedic overview
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). The greatest recorded weight for this species is 1 kilogram (2.2 lb). This is a commercially important species and is also sought after as a game fish.
Etymology
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Mullus surmuletus” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.