page_title: Mullus
section_title: Species
hierarchical_section_title: Mullus / Species
caption_attribution_description: Mullus surmuletus&#160;Linnaeus, 1758 English: Red mullet from the Southern North Sea.Image taken in the fishlab on board the A962 Belgica.
context_page_description: Mullus is a subtropical marine genus of perciform fish of the family Mullidae 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. These fish are benthic and can be found resting and feeding over soft substrates.
context_section_description: There are currently four recognized species in this genus:
  Mullus argentinae Hubbs & Marini, 1933 (Argentine goatfish)
  Mullus auratus Jordan & Gilbert, 1882 (Red goatfish)
  Mullus barbatus Linnaeus, 1758 (Red mullet)
  Mullus surmuletus Linnaeus, 1758 (Surmullet)
caption: Mullus surmuletus
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