Nóta "Taxonomic rank: species.Scientific sources didn't agree on the taxonomic rank: for ITIS, it was a species with the name Mullus barbatus, but for WoRMS ( http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=126985 ), Mullus barbatus was an alternate representation of the subspecies Mullus barbatus barbatus. Both sites now agree on Mullus barbatus being a species (2024)."