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Striped mullet

Order Perciformes

Family Mullidae

Marine fish with regularly ossified. Elongated and slightly compressed body. Profile of head quite abrupt. Eyes located very high. Small and conical teeth. The length of the chin comes to be 2/3 of the head. The back is pink red. Silver flanks. It measures up to 25 cm.

Characteristics

FAO code
MUT

Specie
Mullus barbatus

Type
Blue fish

FAO Fishing Areas

Area 27: the Northeastern part of the Atlantic Ocean
Area 34: the Eastern Central part of the Atlantic Ocean
Area 37: the Mediterranean Sea and the Black Sea
Area 4: Asia - Inland waters

Fishing seasons

jan feb mar apr may jun jul aug sep oct nov dec

International denominations

Germany Gewöhnliche Meerbarbe

France Rouget-barbet de vase

Italy Triglia di fango

Portugal Salmonete da vasa

United Kingdom Striped mullet

Japan Himeji

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