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| Mullus barbatus Red mullet |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Perciformes |
| Family: | Mullidae |
| Genus: | Mullus Linnaeus, 1758 [1] |
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Mullus known as Goatfishes or Mullets is subtropical marine genus of perciform fish of the family Mullidae. Occurs mainly in the Southwest Atlantic near the South American coast and in the Eastern Atlantic including the Mediterranean and the Black Sea.[2] These fish are bottom dwelling over sands and muds. 4 species are recognized.
Species
| Species[3] | Common name[3] | Environment & range[4] | IUCN status[5] |
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| M. argentinae Hubbs & Marini, 1933 | Argentine goatfish | Marine; subtropical; demersal | NE* |
| M. auratus Jordan & Gilbert, 1882 | Red goatfish | Marine; subtropical; demersal | NE |
| M. barbatusT Linnaeus, 1758 | Red mullet | Marine; subtropical; demersal | NE |
| M. surmuletus Linnaeus, 1758 | Striped red mullet | Marine; subtropical; demersal | NE |
*) NE - Not Evaluated.
T) Type species.
References
- ^ 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.
- ^ Johnson, G.D. & Gill, A.C. (1998). Paxton, J.R. & Eschmeyer, W.N.. ed. Encyclopedia of Fishes. San Diego: Academic Press. pp. 186. ISBN 0-12-547665-5.
- ^ a b Fish Identification at FishBase. Family Mullidae
- ^ Robins, C.R. and G.C. Ray 1986: A field guide to Atlantic coast fishes of North America. Houghton Mifflin Company, Boston, U.S.A. 354 p.
- ^ The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. [1]
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