Malta country information

Common names: Red mullet, Trilja, Trilja bla faxxi
Occurrence: native
Salinity: marine
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Uses: no uses
Comments: Also Ref. 4845.
National Checklist:
Country Information: httpss://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/mt.html
National Fisheries Authority:
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Lanfranco, G.G., 1996
National Database:

Classification / Names

Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes) > Perciformes (Perch-likes) > Mullidae (Goatfishes)
Common names | Synonyms | Catalog of Fishes (gen., sp.) | ITIS | CoL

Common names from other countries

Султанка обыкновенная (=барабулька), Rouget de vase, Salmonete de fango, ... more

Main reference

Ben-Tuvia, A. 1990. (Ref. 7313)
References | Biblio | Coordinator : Randall, John E. | Collaborators

Size / Weight / Age

Max length : 33.2 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 88921); common length : 20.0 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 4845); max. published weight: 680.00 g (Ref. 88921)

Length at first maturity
L_m 11.1 range ? - ? cm

Environment

Marine; demersal; depth range 10 - 328 m (Ref. 56504), usually 100 - 300 m (Ref. 35388)

Climate / Range

Subtropical, preferred 18°C (Ref. 107945); 58°N - 14°N, 32°W - 42°E

Distribution

Eastern Atlantic: British Isles (occasionally Scandinavia) to Dakar, Senegal, Canary Islands, Mediterranean and Black Sea. Also known from the Azores (Ref. 4845).
Countries | FAO areas | Ecosystems | Occurrences | Introductions

Short description

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).

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 115185)

Least Concern (LC)

Threat to humans

Harmless

Human uses

Fisheries: commercial; gamefish: yes

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Estimates of some properties based on models

Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref. 82805)
PD₅₀ = 0.5625 many relatives (e.g. carps) 0.5 - 2.0 few relatives (e.g. lungfishes)

Trophic Level (Ref. 69278)
3.1 ±0.1 se; Based on diet studies.

Resilience (Ref. 69278)
Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (K=0.11-0.5; tmax=11)

Vulnerability (Ref. 59153)
Low to moderate vulnerability (29 of 100)

Price category (Ref. 80766)
Medium

Mullus barbatus barbatus Linnaeus, 1758