fuscatus, Mullus Rafinesque [C. S.] 1810:35, Pl. 8 (fig. 3) [Caratteri di alcuni nuovi generi e nuove specie di animali e piante della Sicilia; ref. 3594] Sicily, Italy, Mediterranean Sea. No types known. Also appeared in Rafinesque 1810:27 [ref. 3595]. •Synonym of Mullus barbatus Linnaeus 1758 -- (Hureau 1973:402 [ref. 7197]). •Synonym of Mullus surmuletus Linnaeus 1758, but a valid subspecies -- (Vasil'eva 2011:28 [22] [ref. 31221], Parin et al. 2014:374 [ref. 33547]). •Synonym of Mullus surmuletus Linnaeus 1758 -- (Ben-Tuvia 1990:827 [ref. 17305], Parenti 2019:103 [ref. 37117]). Current status: Synonym of Mullus surmuletus Linnaeus 1758. Mullidae. Habitat: brackish, marine.