auratus, Mullus barbatus Jordan [D. S.] & Gilbert [C. H.] 1882:280 [Proceedings of the United States National Museum v. 5 (no. 282); ref. 2472] Pensacola, Florida, U.S.A. (stomach content). Holotype (unique): USNM 30828. •Valid as Mullus auratus Jordan & Gilbert 1882 -- (Matsuura in Uyeno et al. 1983:380 [ref. 14275], Robins & Ray 1986:190 [ref. 23100], Scott & Scott 1988:393 [ref. 25518], McAllister 1990:152 [ref. 14674], Boschung 1992:147 [ref. 23239], Cervigón 1992:364 [ref. 23827], Cervigón 1993:317 [ref. 24474], Aguilera 1998:51 [ref. 24221], Smith-Vaniz et al. 1999:272 [ref. 25013], Schmitter-Soto et al. 2000:162 [ref. 27754], Kim 2002:61 [ref. 26347], Randall 2003:1657 [ref. 27098], Nelson et al. 2004:149 [ref. 27807], McEachran & Fechhelm 2005:450 [ref. 28815], Vasil'eva 2011:20 [ref. 31221], Page et al. 2013:153 [ref. 32708], Bos 2014:757 [ref. 33588], Echreshavi et al. 2022:6 [ref. 39234], Carvalho-Filho 2023:184 [ref. 40480], Page et al. 2023:119 [ref. 40505], Uiblein et al. 2024:17 [ref. 40891]). Current status: Valid as Mullus auratus Jordan & Gilbert 1882. Mullidae. Distribution: Western Atlantic: Canada south to northern Brazil, including Gulf of Mexico and Caribbean Sea. IUCN (2013): Least Concern. Habitat: marine.