Mullus surmuletus

Life-forms

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Cladus: Unikonta
Cladus: Opisthokonta
Cladus: Holozoa
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Superphylum: Deuterostomia
Phylum: Chordata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Infraphylum: Gnathostomata
Megaclassis: Osteichthyes
Superclassis/Classis: Actinopterygii
Classis/Subclassis: Actinopteri
Subclassis/Infraclassis: Neopterygii
Infraclassis: Teleostei
Megacohors: Osteoglossocephalai
Supercohors: Clupeocephala
Cohors: Euteleosteomorpha
Subcohors: Neoteleostei
Infracohors: Eurypterygia
Sectio: Ctenosquamata
Subsectio: Acanthomorphata
Divisio/Superordo: Acanthopterygii
Ordo: Syngnathiformes

Subordo: Mulloidei
Familia: Mullidae
Genus: Mullus
Species: Mullus surmuletus
Name

Mullus surmuletus Linnaeus, 1758

References
Primary references

Linnaeus, C. 1758. Systema Naturae per regna tria naturæ, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis, Tomus I. Editio decima, reformata. Holmiæ: impensis direct. Laurentii Salvii. i–ii, 1–824 pp DOI: 10.5962/bhl.title.542: 300. Open access Reference page.

Additional references

van der Land, J., Costello, M.J., Zavodnik, D., Santos, R.S., Porteiro, F.M., Bailly, N., Eschmeyer, W.N. & Froese, R. 2001. Pisces, in: Costello, M.J. et al. (Ed.) 2001. European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels 50: pp. 357–374. Reference page.

Links

Mullus surmuletus – Taxon details on Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS).
Mullus surmuletus in the World Register of Marine Species
Mullus surmuletus in FishBase

Vernacular names
aragonés: Salmonet roquero
العربية: بربونى
brezhoneg: Meilh ruz karreg
català: Moll de roca
corsu: Treglia di scogliu
Cymraeg: Mingrwn
dansk: Stribet mulle
Deutsch: Streifenbarbe
dk: Stribet mulle
Ελληνικά: Μπαρμπούνι
English: Red Striped mullet
español: Salmonete de roche
euskara: Haitzetako barbarina
suomi: Keltajuovamullo
français: Rouget-barbet de roche
עברית: מולית הפסים
hrvatski: Trlja kamenjarka
italiano: Triglia di scoglio
norsk bokmål: Mulle
Nederlands: Mul
norsk nynorsk: Mulle
norsk: Mulle
polski: Barwena
português: Salmonete-legítimo
русский: Барабуля полосатая
srpskohrvatski / српскохрватски: Trlja kamenjarka
shqip: Barbuni me shirita
svenska: Mulle
Türkçe: Tekir
українська: Барабуля смугаста

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.[2]

Mullus barbatus and it are commonly called "red mullets" and often are not distinguished, though they can be told apart by the striped first dorsal fin of M. surmuletus.

Despite its English name, the striped red mullet, of the goatfish family Mullidae, is only very distantly related to the grey mullet and other species called "mullet", classified in their own separate order and family.[3]
Striped red mullet on Madeira
References

Carpenter, K.E.; Smith-Vaniz, W.F.; de Bruyne, G.; de Morais, L. (2015). "Mullus surmuletus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2015: e.T198674A42691804. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2015-4.RLTS.T198674A42691804.en. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2013). "Mullus surmuletus" in FishBase. December 2013 version.

J. S. Nelson; T. C. Grande; M. V. H. Wilson (2016). Fishes of the World (5th ed.). Wiley. p. 752. ISBN 978-1-118-34233-6.

Alan Davidson, Mediterranean Seafood, Penguin 1972, ISBN 0-14-046174-4