---
title: "Mul"
description: "Mullus surmuletus — Vissen. The striped red mullet or surmullet (Mullus surmuletus) is a species of goatfish found in the Mediterranean Sea, eastern North Atlantic Ocean, and the Black Sea."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/nl/animal/striped-red-mullet
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Mul

> Mullus surmuletus — Vissen. The striped red mullet or surmullet (Mullus surmuletus) is a species of goatfish found in the Mediterranean Sea, eastern North Atlantic Ocean, and the Black Sea.

- Scientific name: *Mullus surmuletus*
- Category: `fish` (Vissen)
- Habitats: `sea` (Zee en kust)
- iNaturalist observations: 5804
- Wikidata: [Q7119](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7119)
- iNaturalist taxon: [118619](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/118619)

## Names

- en: Striped Red Mullet
- de: Streifenbarbe
- es: Salmonete de roca
- fr: Rouget de roche
- nl: Mul
- pl: Barwena

## Countries with the most observations

ES (1872), FR (1390), GR (701), IT (514), HR (336), PT (195), TR (61), ME (34), MT (33), GB (28), SE (11), AL (9)

## Summary

The striped red mullet or surmullet (Mullus surmuletus) is a species of goatfish found in the Mediterranean Sea, eastern North Atlantic Ocean, and the Black Sea. They can be found in water as shallow as 5 metres (16 ft) or as deep as 409 metres (1,342 ft) depending upon the portion of their range that they are in. This species can reach a length of 40 centimetres (16 in) SL though most are only around 25 centimetres (9.8 in). The greatest recorded weight for this species is 1 kilogram (2.2 lb). This is a commercially important species and is also sought after as a game fish.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Striped_red_mullet

## Photo

![Mul](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/striped-red-mullet/medium.jpg)

Photo: Toby Holman · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/308832992

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/striped-red-mullet?lang=nl` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).