Fish Identification: Find Species

Class: Teleostei
Order: Mulliformes
Family: Mullidae Goatfishes

Genus: Mullus

(See list of species below)


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5 species (see list below)
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Southwest Atlantic
Max. Length 30 cm TL
Mullus argentinae Hubbs & Marini, 1933

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Mullus argentinae
[Argentine goatfish]

Photo by Cox, C.D.

Western Atlantic
Max. Length 27 cm TL
Mullus auratus Jordan & Gilbert, 1882

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Mullus auratus
[Red goatfish]

Photo by Luquet, D.

Eastern Atlantic
Max. Length 38.2 cm TL
Mullus barbatus Linnaeus, 1758

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Mullus barbatus
[Red mullet]

Photo by Otel, V.

Black Sea and Sea of Azov
Max. Length 21.9 cm TL
Mullus ponticus Essipov, 1927

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Mullus ponticus
[Blunt-snouted mullet]

Photo by Patzner, R.

Eastern Atlantic
Max. Length 40 cm SL
Mullus surmuletus Linnaeus, 1758

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Mullus surmuletus
[Surmullet]


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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Mullus argentinae Argentine goatfish Southwest Atlantic 30 TL 1933
Mullus auratus Red goatfish Western Atlantic 27 TL 1882
Mullus barbatus Red mullet Eastern Atlantic 38.2 TL 1758
Mullus ponticus Blunt-snouted mullet Black Sea and Sea of Azov 21.9 TL 1927
Mullus surmuletus Surmullet Eastern Atlantic 40 SL 1758



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