The striped red mullet

striped red mullet

Scientific name	Mullus surmuletus
Descriptor	Linnaeus
Year of description	1758
IUCN category (World)	LC
Family	Mullidae
Genus	Mullus

Introduction

Mullus surmuletus, commonly known as striped red mullet, is a salt water fish.

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Who is it?

Morphology

Average size

25 cm
Maximum size

40 cm
Longevity

11 year
Pattern

horizontal stripes

Mullus surmuletus - striped red mullet — Mullus surmuletus, striped red mullet © Xaime Beiro

Average size

25 cm
Maximum size

40 cm
Longevity

11 year
Pattern

horizontal stripes

How to recognize the striped red mullet ?

Barbel fish

This fish has the particularity to possess several pairs of barbels, which allow him to search the bottom and to detect the food thus moved.

The striped red mullet measures between 25 and 40 cm. This fish is tricolore with a predominantly rouge, jaune and argent body. The also has rouge horizontal stripes.

Behaviour & Life cycle

diet

carnivorous
Sociability

living in a group or alone
territorial

No
Way of living

diurnal

The striped red mullet is a fish living in a group or alone naturally found on the bottom. This species is carnivorous .

n general, this species does not care much about other animals crossing its path.

Reproduction

Reproduction

ovipare

The striped red mullet is a fish ovipare.

Harmless species

This species does not represent any particular threats to humans when encountered in its natural environment.

Where to find it?

Origin

Mediterranean Sea Temperate Eastern Atlantic Ocean Eastern Cold Atlantic Ocean

islands

Corsica Canary Islands Sardinia Sicily

Conservation status of populations (IUCN)

World : LC

Where to see this species?

What is its habitat?

Natural environment characteristics

Depth

1 - 400 m

Biotope presentation

The striped red mullet is most often found at a depth between 1m and 400m. However, it is not impossible to find this species at other depths.

Species of the same biotope

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