red mullet

red mullet

n. See goatfish.

red mullet

n (Animals) any of the marine percoid fishes constituting the family Mullidae, esp Mullus surmuletus, a food fish of European waters. They have a pair of long barbels beneath the chin and a reddish coloration. US name: goatfish

red′ mul′let

n. a goatfish. [1755–65]

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

red mullet - brightly colored tropical fishes with chin barbelsgoatfish, Mullus surmuletus, surmulletmullet - bottom dwelling marine warm water fishes with two barbels on the chingenus Mullus, Mullus - type genus of the Mullidae: goatfishesMullus auratus, red goatfish - body bright scarlet with 2 yellow to reddish strips on sideMulloidichthys martinicus, yellow goatfish - schooling goatfish; greyish with yellow stripe