Mullidae (Goatfishes) |
33.2 cm SL (male/unsexed); max.weight: 680.0 g |
demersal; depth range 10 - 328 m |
Eastern Atlantic: British Isles (occasionally Scandinavia) to Dakar, Senegal, Canary Islands, Mediterranean and Black Sea. Also known from the Azores (Ref. 4845). |
Head very steep. No spots or stripes on body or fins (Ref. 35388). |
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). |
(Ref. 96402)
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harmless |
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