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MULET MER [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2021-01-25
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Fish
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- catadromous fish
1, record 1, English, catadromous%20fish
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Catadromous fish are born in saltwater, then migrate into freshwater as juveniles where they grow into adults before migrating back into the ocean to spawn. 2, record 1, English, - catadromous%20fish
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Poissons
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- poisson catadrome
1, record 1, French, poisson%20catadrome
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- poisson thalassotoque 2, record 1, French, poisson%20thalassotoque
correct, masculine noun, Europe
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Poisson qui vit en eau douce et qui va se reproduire en mer(par exemple l'anguille, le mulet). 1, record 1, French, - poisson%20catadrome
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Peces
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- pez catádromo
1, record 1, Spanish, pez%20cat%C3%A1dromo
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Especie que vive en aguas dulces, pero va al mar para reproducirse; p. ej., la anguila. 1, record 1, Spanish, - pez%20cat%C3%A1dromo
Record 2 - internal organization data 1989-04-28
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Fish
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- mullet
1, record 2, English, mullet
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- grey mullet 2, record 2, English, grey%20mullet
correct, see observation
- gray mullet 3, record 2, English, gray%20mullet
correct
- golden mullet 4, record 2, English, golden%20mullet
- silver mullet 4, record 2, English, silver%20mullet
United States
- jumping mullet 4, record 2, English, jumping%20mullet
United States
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
"mullet": any of the abundant, commercially valuable, schooling fishes of the family Mugilidae (order Perciformes) unrelated to the red mullet, or goatfish [see those records] family. Mullets number fewer than 100 species, found throughout tropical and temperate regions. 5, record 2, English, - mullet
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
"mullets": Various species in the Atlantic for which the recommended trade name in U.K. is "grey mullet". 4, record 2, English, - mullet
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Poissons
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- muge
1, record 2, French, muge
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- mulet gris 2, record 2, French, mulet%20gris
correct, see observation, masculine noun
- mulet 3, record 2, French, mulet
masculine noun
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
"muge" : Poisson téléostéen limivore vivant alternativement en mer et dans les eaux saumâtres ou douces, et encore appelé "mulet gris".(Famille des mugilidés). 2, record 2, French, - muge
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
"mulet gris" : Nom usuel du muge. 2, record 2, French, - muge
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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