Mullus surmuletus vs mullet

Mullus surmuletus and mullet both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
Mullus surmuletus	Yes	No	No	No
mullet	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, mullet is a hypernym of Mullus surmuletus; that is, mullet is a word with a broader meaning than Mullus surmuletus:

Mullus surmuletus: brightly colored tropical fishes with chin barbels
mullet: bottom dwelling marine warm water fishes with two barbels on the chin

Mullus surmuletus (noun)	mullet (noun)
brightly colored tropical fishes with chin barbels	bottom dwelling marine warm water fishes with two barbels on the chin
	freshwater or coastal food fishes a spindle-shaped body; found worldwide
	highly valued lean flesh of marine or freshwater mullet