goatfish

Mullus surmuletus

Fish Found at Four Hundred Nine Meters

goatfish is a marine fish found around Eastern Atlantic. It inhabits marine waters. Records give a maximum length of 40 cm.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Goatfishes
Family: Mullidae
Genus: Mullus
Maximum length: 40 cm
Water: Marine
Body shape: fusiform
Distribution: Eastern Atlantic: Western Norway, English Channel (rare in North Sea) to Dakar, Senegal and the Canary Islands, including the Mediterranean and the Black Sea.
Conservation status: LCLeast Concern

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