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Red Goatfish

Mullus auratus

Classification

Family
Mullidae

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. Description Mullus auratus has a moderately elongated, cylindrical body with a steep forehead with its upper jaw extending as far as the eye. It has no teeth in the upper jaw but does have teeth in its palate.

Distribution

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United States of America · 31Canada · 5Cuba · 3