Anne Frijsinger & Mat Vestjens, Holland
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Mullus barbatus Linnaeus, 1758
Special thanks for the first foto to David Luquet, France.
Distribution:
Eastern Atlantic: British Isles (occasionally Scandinavia) to Dakar, Senegal, Canary Islands, Mediterranean and Black Sea. Also known from the Azores.
Biology:
Found on gravel, sand and mud bottoms of the continental shelf. Depth range from 10-300 m and up to depth of 328 in the eastern Ionian Sea. Feeds on small benthic crustaceans, worms and mollusks.
Synonymised names
Mullus barbatus barbatus Linnaeus, 1758 · unaccepted
Mullus ruber Lacepède, 1801 · unaccepted
Direct children (4)
Subspecies Mullus barbatus auratus Jordan & Gilbert, 1882 accepted as Mullus auratus Jordan & Gilbert, 1882
Subspecies Mullus barbatus barbatus Linnaeus, 1758 accepted as Mullus barbatus Linnaeus, 1758
Subspecies Mullus barbatus ponticus Essipov, 1927 accepted as Mullus ponticus Essipov, 1927
Subspecies Mullus barbatus surmuletus Linnaeus, 1758 accepted as Mullus surmuletus Linnaeus, 1758
Special thanks for the first foto to David Luquet, France.
Distribution:
Eastern Atlantic: British Isles (occasionally Scandinavia) to Dakar, Senegal, Canary Islands, Mediterranean and Black Sea. Also known from the Azores.
Biology:
Found on gravel, sand and mud bottoms of the continental shelf. Depth range from 10-300 m and up to depth of 328 in the eastern Ionian Sea. Feeds on small benthic crustaceans, worms and mollusks.
Synonymised names
Mullus barbatus barbatus Linnaeus, 1758 · unaccepted
Mullus ruber Lacepède, 1801 · unaccepted
Direct children (4)
Subspecies Mullus barbatus auratus Jordan & Gilbert, 1882 accepted as Mullus auratus Jordan & Gilbert, 1882
Subspecies Mullus barbatus barbatus Linnaeus, 1758 accepted as Mullus barbatus Linnaeus, 1758
Subspecies Mullus barbatus ponticus Essipov, 1927 accepted as Mullus ponticus Essipov, 1927
Subspecies Mullus barbatus surmuletus Linnaeus, 1758 accepted as Mullus surmuletus Linnaeus, 1758
