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Species catalogue
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
MUT
Specie
Mullus barbatus
Mullus barbatus
Type
Blue fish
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
Fishing areas
