Mullet fish lives in the sandy and muddy bottoms of warm and warm seas close to the shore, and sometimes in rocky places. Red mullet fish, which also live in the warm seas. It lives in the Black Sea, Mediterranean, Canary Islands, England, Senegal and Eastern Atlantic regions of the world. This fish, whose Latin name is Mullus barbatus, belongs to the mullidae family. Its other name is red mullet fish.
Mullet fish, whose average length is 13 centimeters, can grow up to 40 centimeters. Red mullet, with an average weight of 50-75 grams, is caught in the Aegean and Mediterranean regions. Red mullet is a delicious fish with high economic value.
There are two subspecies of mullet fish:
Mullus barbatus barbatus
Mullus barbatus ponticus
Its body is flattened from the sides and its head is large and oval compared to its body. Its forehead is vertical, its fins are yellow, and its body is covered with pink-red scales that shed easily. It has two long whiskers on its lower jaw and no teeth. Dorsal fin is colorless or plain colored. Female red mullet fish are 6 cm longer than males at the end of the first 2 years.
Mullet fish are carnivorous and feed on crab fry, small fish, lobsters and worms. During periods when the water temperature rises, they migrate from the depths to the shores. The average lifespan of red mullet fish is 10 years.
Reproduction in mullet fish
Mullet fish, whose ideal breeding temperature is 24 degrees, spawn between April and June. They lay between 15,000 and 100,000 eggs at a depth of 10-25 m in the Azov and Black Sea between May and July. The larvae in the eggs begin to live at the bottom after living pelagic for two months. Red mullet fish grow at the same rate for the first two years, regardless of gender.
What are the benefits of red mullet? Red mullet fish nutritional values
The season for red mullet fish, which reaches a suitable size for food in the July-October period, is September and October. Red mullet fish is a type of fish rich in nutrients. Red mullet is an oily fish that contains plenty of omega 3.
• Red mullet fish is rich in vitamins K, A and B.
• Thanks to its protein content, it contributes greatly to body development.
• Thanks to the selenium mineral, it is recommended for cancer patients.• It is a fish that is good for diabetes and heart diseases.• Contributes to eye health thanks to vitamin A and phosphorus.
• It is also rich in vitamin D and B12.
• Other minerals contained in red mullet fish are potassium, magnesium, iron, sodium, calcium, zinc, copper and manganese.
