Mullus Linnaeus [C.] 1758:299 Masc. Mullus barbatus Linnaeus 1758. Type by subsequent designation. Type probably designated by Bleeker 1876:334 [ref. 448] in designating this species as type of Mullus Klein 1749. On Official List (Opinion 77). •Valid as Mullus Linnaeus 1758 -- (Lachner 1960:3 [ref. 23973], Hureau 1973:402 [ref. 7197], Hureau in Whitehead et al. 1986:877 [ref. 13676], Ben-Tuvia & Kissil 1988:2 [ref. 12819], Popova 1998:122 [ref. 23588], Kim 2002:61 [ref. 26347], Randall 2003:1655 [ref. 27098], Parin 2003:S14 [ref. 28536], Randall & King 2009:31 [ref. 30538], Lipej & Dulčić 2010:51 [ref. 36649], Vasil'eva 2012:485 [ref. 32476], Parin et al. 2014:373 [ref. 33547]). Current status: Valid as Mullus Linnaeus 1758. Mullidae.