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Mullidae (Goatfishes)
Etymology: Mullus: Latin, mullus = soft (Ref. 45335).
Environnement / Climat / Gamme
Écologie
; marin démersal; profondeur 10 - 328 m (Ref. 56504), usually 100 - 300 m (Ref. 35388). Subtropical, preferred 18°C (Ref. 107945); 58°N - 14°N, 32°W - 42°E
Eastern Atlantic: British Isles (occasionally Scandinavia) to Dakar, Senegal, Canary Islands, Mediterranean and Black Sea. Also known from the Azores (Ref. 4845).
Length at first maturity / Taille / Poids / Âge
Maturity: Lm 11.1 range ? - ? cm
Max length : 33.2 cm SL mâle / non sexé; (Ref. 88921); common length : 20.0 cm SL mâle / non sexé; (Ref. 4845); poids max. publié: 680.00 g (Ref. 88921)
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).
Ben-Tuvia, A., 1990. Mullidae. p. 827-829. In J.C. Quero, J.C. Hureau, C. Karrer, A. Post and L. Saldanha (eds.) Check-list of the fishes of the eastern tropical Atlantic (CLOFETA). JNICT, Lisbon; SEI, Paris; and UNESCO, Paris. Vol. 2. (Ref. 7313)
Statut dans la liste rouge de l'IUCN (Ref. 115185)
CITES (Ref. 94142)
Not Evaluated
Menace pour l'homme
Harmless
Utilisations par l'homme
Pêcheries: commercial; pêche sportive: oui
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