Author: Linnaeus, 1758
FBname: Red mullet
Remark: <i>Mullus barbatus barbatus</i> Linnaeus, 1758 and <i>Mullus barbatus ponticus</i> Essipov, 1927 (restricted to Black and Azov Seas) are constantly recognized as subspecies rank, including in Eschmeyer's CofF (ver. Nov. 2020).   Related information is found under the "Stocks" link in the species summary page / More info.
Comments: Found on  gravel, sand and mud bottoms of the continental shelf.  Depth range from 10-300 m (Ref. 07313) and up to depth of 328 in the eastern Ionian Sea (Ref. 56504).  Feeds on small benthic crustaceans, worms and mollusks (Ref. 4845).  Marketed mainly fresh (Ref. 9987).