red goatfish

Mullus auratus

Twenty Five Centimeters Mullid Fish of Western Atlantic

Red
Yellow
Tropical
Regional distribution
Marine fish
Atlantic Ocean
Central America and the Caribbean
North America
South America
Fusiform
Medium
Tropical fish

Mullus auratus, the red goatfish or northern goatfish, is a species of ray-finned fish, a goatfish from the family Mullidae which is native to the western Atlantic Ocean.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Goatfishes
Family: Mullidae
Genus: Mullus
Maximum length: 25 cm
Water: Marine
Body shape: fusiform
Distribution: Western Atlantic: Nova Scotia, Canada and Bermuda to Guyana. Rare north of Florida, USA; absent from Bahamas.
Conservation status: LCLeast Concern

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