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Definition of Mullus auratus
1. Noun. Body bright scarlet with 2 yellow to reddish strips on side.
Group relationships: Genus Mullus, Mullus
Generic synonyms: Goatfish, Mullus Surmuletus, Red Mullet, Surmullet
Lexicographical Neighbors of Mullus Auratus
Literary usage of Mullus auratus
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. A Guide to the Study of Fishes by David Starr Jordan (1905)
"... mullus auratus Jordan it Gilbert. Wood's Hole, Mass. Mullus surmuletus is a
second European species, scarcely different from Mullus barbatus. ..."
2. Science by American Association for the Advancement of Science (1899)
"The red mullet (mullus auratus) was obtained, October 17th, from a fish pound
near Clam Pond Cove. Although the species occurs occasionally as far north as ..."
3. Reports of the North Carolina Geological and Economic Survey (1907)
"The American species number 8 or 10 and belong to 3 genera, of which only one
has a place in the state fauna, although another, mullus auratus Jordan ..."
4. A Guide to the Study of Fishes by David Starr Jordan (1905)
"... mullus auratus Jordan it Gilbert. Wood's Hole, Mass. Mullus surmuletus is a
second European species, scarcely different from Mullus barbatus. ..."
5. Science by American Association for the Advancement of Science (1899)
"The red mullet (mullus auratus) was obtained, October 17th, from a fish pound
near Clam Pond Cove. Although the species occurs occasionally as far north as ..."
6. Reports of the North Carolina Geological and Economic Survey (1907)
"The American species number 8 or 10 and belong to 3 genera, of which only one
has a place in the state fauna, although another, mullus auratus Jordan ..."
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