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Mullus barbatus

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Order
  
Perciformes

Genus
  
Mullus

Higher classification
  
Red mullet

Phylum
  
Chordata

Family
  
Mullidae

Scientific name
  
Mullus barbatus

Rank
  
Species

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Found in
  
Atlantic Ocean, Sea of Marmara, Black Sea, Mediterranean Sea

Similar
  
Striped red mullet, Goatfish, Trachurus, Atlantic bonito, Bluefish

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The red mullet (Mullus barbatus) is a species of goatfish found in the Mediterranean Sea, Marmara Sea, the Black Sea and the eastern North Atlantic Ocean from Scandinavia to Senegal.

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FishBase currently recognizes two subspecies though the validity of M. b. ponticus is uncertain:

  • M. b. barbatus (Red Mullet) Linnaeus, 1758 (found throughout range)
  • M. b. ponticus (Blunt-snouted Mullet) Essipov, 1927 (found in the Black Sea and the Sea of Azov)

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    References

    Mullus barbatus Wikipedia
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