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Abstract
The genus Mullus is usually described as lacking teeth in the premaxilla. Contrary to generic descriptions (based on adult specimens), the juveniles of M. barbatus and M. surmuletus have teeth in the premaxilla; however, the teeth are not visible in specimens >50 mm total length, because they are covered by lip tissue. The number of teeth decrease with juvenile growth and disappears after c. 100 mm total length is attained.Entities:
Keywords: M. surmuletus; Mullus barbatus; juveniles; premaxilla; teeth
Year: 1997 PMID： 29991166 DOI： 10.1111/j.1095-8649.1997.tb01135.x
Source DB: PubMed Journal: J Fish Biol ISSN： 0022-1112 Impact factor: 2.051