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Mullus barbatus

Linnaeus, 1758

Red mullet

Classification
Identification
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Classification   {MSG_BIOLOGY_LISTE_CATEGORIES}
Latin name : Mullus barbatus (Linnaeus, 1758)
Synonyms : Mullus ruber, Lacepède 1801
Classification : Mullidae ( Mullets )
 
Name : Rouget barbet
Rouget, rougié, striglio , Rouget de vase
Name : Red mullet
Striped goatfish, Striped mullet, Red mullet, Bluntsnouted mullet
Identification   {MSG_BIOLOGY_LISTE_CATEGORIES}
Main identification characters
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Facilement reconnaissables par sa couleur rouge qui lui a valut le nom de rouget. Trois écailles sous l'oeil. Taille maximum : 40 cm. Poids maximum : 1 Kg.
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Biology   {MSG_BIOLOGY_LISTE_CATEGORIES}
Feed
Feeds on small benthic crustaceans, worms and mollusks.
Cycle of life / Reproduction
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Ils se reproduisent de mai à septembre pendant la nuit à une profondeur de 20 à 60 m. Les oeufs puis les alevins sont pélagiques jusqu'à ce qu'ils mesurent 4 cm environ. Ils deviennent alors , comme leurs parents, benthiques.
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Distribution   {MSG_BIOLOGY_LISTE_CATEGORIES}
Habitat

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Sand
Found on gravel, sand and mud bottoms of the continental shelf, from 2 to 100 meters deep.
Geographical distribution
Eastern Atlantic: British Isles (occasionally Scandinavia) to Dakar, Sénégal, Canary Is., Mediterranean and Black Sea. Also known from the Azores.
Links   {MSG_BIOLOGY_LISTE_CATEGORIES}
Websites :
http://ibs.uel.ac.uk/fish-bin/fishgen.pl?speccode=790
http://www.fishbase.org/Summary/SpeciesSummary.cfm?ID=790
http://www.pechez.com/index.php3?poisson=rouget3

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Bibliography   {MSG_BIOLOGY_LISTE_CATEGORIES}
Guide sous-marin de la Méditerranée
Aline Fiala-Médiono, Christian Pétron, Claude Rives
Flammarion, 1987
Data sheet written by Christophe Naslain , 2/10/2002

Updates :
romaric le barh - 22/03/2006
hebbar chafika - 21/01/2008


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 Comment from leonlafricain
confusion probable entre rouget de roche M surmuletus et rouget de sable(ou vase) M barbatus.
Longueur max pour mullus barbatus 25 cm.
Posted date 29/12/2007 


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