FishverifiedLeast Concern

Mullus surmuletus

Linnaeus, 1758

Goatfish

Also known as: Mallette, Red Mullet, Striped Red Mullet, Surmullet, Red Stripped Mullet, Woodcock of the Sea

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About

Habitat

Demersal

Depth

5–409 m

Max size

40 cm

Max weight

1 kg

Diet

Hunting macrofauna (predator)

Lifespan

11 yrs

Taxonomy

Class

Teleostei

Order

Mulliformes

Family

Mullidae

Where to find it

common

Gibraltar Montenegro Slovenia Spain Tunisia

occasional

Albania France Greece Italy Malta Monaco Spain (Canary Islands)

rare

Croatia Portugal Turkey

Other species in Mullidae

Mullus barbatus

Red Mullet

Parupeneus trifasciatus

Doublebar Goatfish

Mulloidichthys vanicolensis

Yellowfin Goatfish

Mulloidichthys flavolineatus

Yellowstripe Goatfish

Parupeneus insularis

Doublebar Goatfish

Pseudupeneus maculatus

Spotted Goatfish

Upeneus moluccensis

Goldband Goatfish

Parupeneus cyclostomus

Gold-Saddle Goatfish