Mullus
| Mullus | |
|---|---|
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| Red mullet (Mullus barbatus) | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Syngnathiformes |
| Family: | Mullidae |
| Genus: | Mullus Linnaeus, 1758[1] |
| Type species | |
| Mullus barbatus Linnaeus, 1758[2]
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Mullus is a subtropical marine genus of ray-finned fish of the family Mullidae (goatfish) and includes the red mullets, occurring mainly in the southwest Atlantic near the South American coast and in the Eastern Atlantic including the Mediterranean and the Black Sea.[3] These fish are benthic and can be found resting and feeding over soft substrates.
Distribution
[edit | edit source]Members of the genus Mullus can be found in the Atlantic Ocean, including the Mediterranean Sea. They are often found over soft substrates, such as sand, in which they search for prey using sensitive whiskers.
Species
[edit | edit source]There are currently four recognized species in this genus:[4]
| Species | Common name | Image |
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| Mullus argentinae | Argentine goatfish | |
| Mullus auratus | Red goatfish | .jpg)
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| Mullus barbatus
Linnaeus, 1758 |
Red mullet | File:Mullus barbatus, Prom. des Anglais, Nice, France imported from iNaturalist photo 78102983 (cropped).jpg |
| Mullus surmuletus
Linnaeus, 1758 |
Surmullet | File:Mullus surmuletus, Galway, Ireland imported from iNaturalist photo 111201312 (cropped).jpg |
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Commercial Significance
[edit | edit source]The most commercially important of these species is the Red Mullet (M. barbatus) which is common in Mediterranean cuisine and often fished for using seine nets, a practice thought to be damaging as it can remove large numbers of spawning fish.
References
[edit | edit source]- ^ Linnaeus, C., 1758: Systema Naturae, Ed. X. (Systema naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. Tomus I. Editio decima, reformata.) Holmiae. Systema Naturae, Ed. X. v. 1: i-ii + 1-824.
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External links
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