Surmullet - meaning and definition. What is Surmullet
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What (who) is Surmullet - definition

SPECIES OF FISH
Surmullet; Mullus surmuletus; Mullus fuscatus
  • Striped red mullet on [[Madeira]]

surmullet         
¦ noun a red mullet of the tropical Indo-Pacific. [Pseudupeneus fraterculus.]
Origin
C17: from Fr. surmulet, from OFr. sor 'red' + mulet 'mullet'.
Surmullet         
·adj Any one of various species of mullets of the family Millidae, ·esp. the European species (Millus surmulletus), which is highly prized as a food fish. ·see Mullet.

Wikipedia

Striped red mullet

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.

Mullus barbatus and it are commonly called "red mullets" and often are not distinguished, though they can be told apart by the striped first dorsal fin of M. surmuletus.

Despite its English name, the striped red mullet, of the goatfish family Mullidae, is only very distantly related to the grey mullet and other species called "mullet", classified in their own separate order and family.