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Definition of Mullus barbatus

Mullus barbatus
Mullet Mul"let, n. [OE. molet, mulet, F. mulet, fr. L. mullus.] 1. (Zo["o]l.) Any one of numerous fishes of the genus Mugil; -- called also gray mullets. They are found on the coasts of both continents, and are highly esteemed as food. Among the most valuable species are Mugil capito of Europe, and M. cephalus which occurs both on the European and American coasts. 2. (Zo["o]l.) Any species of the genus Mullus, or family Mullid[ae]; called also red mullet, and surmullet, esp. the plain surmullet (Mullus barbatus), and the striped surmullet (M. surmulletus) of Southern Europe. The former is the mullet of the Romans. It is noted for the brilliancy of its colors. See Surmullet. French mullet. See Ladyfish (a) .

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- Mullus barbatus (red mullet) is a species of goatfish found in the Mediterranean Sea, Sea of Marmara, the Black Sea and the eastern North Atlantic Ocean...
- this genus: Mullus argentinae Hubbs & Marini, 1933 (Argentine goatfish) Mullus auratus Jordan & Gilbert, 1882 (Red goatfish) Mullus barbatus Linnaeus, 1758...
- The red mullets or surmullets are two species of goatfish, Mullus barbatus and Mullus surmuletus, found in the Mediterranean Sea, east North Atlantic Ocean...
- 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...
- refers more narrowly to the genus Mullus. The family name and the English common name mullet derived from Latin mullus, the red mullet; other than the red...
- argentimaculatus Lutj**** jocu Dicentrarchus labrax Dicentrarchus punctatus Mullus barbatus Mullus surmuletus Parupeneus forsskali Pseudupeneus prayensis Upeneus moluccensis...
- seabream, angler, bream, mediterranean sand smelt, sand steenbras, mullus barbatus, freshwater b****, tuna, salmon, Mediterranean moray, weever, longfin...
- Trigla, the name of which is a classical name for the red mullet (Mullus barbatus), Artedi thought the red mullet and the gurnards were the same as fishes...
- goldband goatfish (Upeneus moluccensis) has replaced the red mullet (Mullus barbatus); since the 1980s huge swarms of scyphozoan jellyfish (Rhopilema nomadica)...
- Scomber pelagicusDolphinfish Mullus (Goatfishes) Mullus barbatusBluntsnouted mullet Mullus surmuletus – Red mullet Mullus imberbisCardinalfish Trigla...