MULLIDAE, Rafinesque, 1815

Golani, Daniel, 2005, Checklist of the Mediterranean Fishes of Israel, Zootaxa 947 (1), pp. 1-90 : 46-47

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Mullus barbatus Linnaeus, 1758:299

Syst. Nat., ed. X.

Mullus barbatus: Hornell, 1935 View in CoL ; Bodenheimer, 1937; Ben­Tuvia, 1953a; Wirszubski, 1953 (Gen. Biol.); Gottlieb, 1955 (Fish., Heb.); Gottlieb, 1956a (Gro.); Gottlieb, 1956b (Fish., Heb.); Gottlieb & Oren, 1957 (Fish.); Oren, 1958 (Gen. Biol.; Heb.); Gottlieb, 1960a (Pop. Dyn., Heb.); Gottlieb, 1960b (Fish.); Herzberg, 1965 (Bio. Chem.); Ben­Tuvia, 1971a; Oren et al., 1971 (Fish.); Roth & Hornung, 1977 (Poll.); Hornung et al., 1980 (Poll.); Ben­ Tuvia, 1983c (Heb.); Ravid et al., 1985 (Poll.); Hornung & Ramelow, 1987 (Poll.); Golani, 1988 (Gen. Biol.; Heb.); Ben­Eliahu & Golani, 1990 (Feed.); Golani & Galil, 1991 (Feed.); Hornung & Kress, 1991 (Poll.); Spanier & Galil, 1991; Darom & Tsurnamal, 1992 (Heb.); Golani, 1994b (Gen. Biol.); Golani, 1996; Sonin et al., 1996 (Fish.); Golani, 1997 (Heb.); Golani, 1998b; Golani and Ritte, 1999 (Gen.); Toretzky, 2002 (Gen.).

Mullus surmuletus Linnaeus, 1758:300 Syst. Nat. View in CoL , ed. X.

Mullus surmuletus: W. Steinitz, 1927 View in CoL ; Spicer, 1931; Liebman, 1934; Hornell, 1935; Bodenheimer, 1937; Ben­Tuvia, 1953a; Ben­Tuvia, 1971a; Diamant, 1977 (Heb.); Fischthal, 1980 (Parasit.); Hornung et al., 1980 (Poll.); Spanier et al., 1983; Ravid et al., 1985 (Poll.); Spanier et al., 1985; Diamant et al., 1986; Hornung & Ramelow, 1987 (Poll.); Golani, 1988 (Gen. Biol., Heb.); Spanier et al., 1989a; Spanier et al., 1989b; Ben­Eliahu & Golani, 1990 (Feed.); Spanier et al., 1990; Golani & Galil, 1991 (Feed.); Golani, 1994b (Gen. Biol.); Spanier, 1995; Golani, 1996; Sonin et al., 1996 (Fish.); Golani, 1997 (Heb.); Golani, 1998b; Goren & Galil, 1998 (Heb.); Golani and Ritte, 1999 (Gen.); Ogorek, 1999; Spanier, 2000 (Art. Reef); Golani, 2003.

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Upeneus moluccensis (Bleeker, 1855) :409

Nat. Tijdschr. Ned.­Indië, 8.

Mulloides auriflamma: Haas & Steinitz, 1947 ; Ben­Tuvia, 1953b; Gottlieb, 1955 (Fish., Heb.).

Mulloidichthys auriflamma: Ben­Tuvia, 1953a View in CoL .

Upeneus moluccensis: Ben­Tuvia, 1955 View in CoL ; Gottlieb, 1956b (Fish., Heb.); Gottlieb, 1957 (Gro., Heb.); Gottlieb & Oren, 1957 (Fish.); Oren, 1958 (Gen. Biol.; Heb.); Gottlieb, 1959 (Gro., Fish., Heb.); Gottlieb, 1960b (Fish.); Ben­Tuvia, 1966; Ben­Tuvia, 1971a; Oren et al., 1971 (Fish.); Paperna, 1972 (Parasit.); Tom, 1976 (Heb.); Roth & Hornung, 1977 (Poll.); Ben­ Tuvia, 1978; Por, 1978; Hornung et al., 1980 (Poll.); Ben­Tuvia, 1985; Ravid et al., 1985 (Poll.); Hornung & Ramelow, 1987 (Poll.); Golani, 1988 (Gen. Biol. Heb.); Golani & Ben­ Tuvia, 1989; Spanier et al., 1989a; Spanier et al., 1989b; Ben­Eliahu & Golani, 1990 (Feed.); Golani, 1990 (Syst.); Golani & Galil, 1991 (Feed.); Hornung & Kress, 1991 (Poll.); Spanier & Galil, 1991; Galil, 1993; Golani, 1993b (Feed.); Golani, 1994b (Gen. Biol.); Golani, 1996; Golani & Ben­Tuvia, 1996 (Fish.); Sonin et al., 1996 (Fish.); Golani, 1997 (Heb.); Golani, 1998a; Golani, 1998b; Golani and Ritte, 1999 (Gen.); Golani, 2002a; Golani, et al., 2002.

Upeneus pori Ben­Tuvia & Golani, 1989:105 Isr. J. Zool. View in CoL , 36.

Upeneus vittatus: Fowler & Steinitz, 1956 (Misident.) View in CoL .

Upeneus tragula: Ben­Tuvia, 1966 (Misident.) View in CoL .

Upeneus asymmetricus: Ben­Tuvia, 1971a View in CoL ; Tom, 1976 (Heb.); Ben­Tuvia, 1978; Por, 1978; Ben­Tuvia, 1985; Golani, 1988 (Gen. Biol.; Heb.); Golani & Ben­Tuvia, 1989; Golani, 1990 (Syst.). (Misident.).

Upeneus pori: Ben­Tuvia & Golani, 1989 View in CoL (Original Description); Ben­Eliahu & Golani, 1990 (Feed.); Golani & Galil, 1991 (Feed.); Golani, 1993b (Feed.); Golani, 1994b (Gen. Biol.); Golani, 1996; Golani & Ben­Tuvia, 1996 (Fish.); Golani, 1997 (Heb.); Golani, 1998a; Golani, 1998b; Golani and Ritte, 1999 (Gen.); Golani, 2002a; Golani, et al., 2002.

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Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Chordata

Class

Actinopterygii

Order

Perciformes

Family

Mullidae

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Chordata

Class

Actinopterygii

Order

Perciformes

Family

Mullidae

Genus

Mullus