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Mugil

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Family
  
Mugilidae

Higher classification
  
Mullet

Rank
  
Genus

Order
  
Mugiliformes

Scientific name
  
Mugil

Phylum
  
Chordata

Mugil Fish Identification

Mass
  
Flathead grey mullet: 4.4 kg

Lower classifications
  
Flathead grey mullet, White mullet, Lebranche mullet

Mugil is a genus of mullet in the family Mugilidae found worldwide in tropical and temperate coastal marine waters, but also entering estuaries and rivers.

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Mugil Fish Identification

Mugil cephalus flathead grey mullet


Species

There are currently 16 recognized species in this genus:

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  • Mugil bananensis Pellegrin, 1927 (Banana mullet)
  • Mugil brevirostris A. Miranda-Ribeiro, 1915
  • Mugil broussonnetii Valenciennes, 1836 (Broussonnet's mullet)
  • Mugil capurrii Perugia, 1892 (Leaping African mullet)
  • Mugil cephalus Linnaeus, 1758 (Flathead grey mullet)
  • Mugil curema Valenciennes, 1836 (White mullet)
  • Mugil curvidens Valenciennes, 1836 (Dwarf mullet)
  • Mugil gaimardianus Desmarest, 1831 (Redeye mullet)
  • Mugil galapagensis Ebeling, 1961 (Galapagos mullet)
  • Mugil hospes D. S. Jordan & Culver, 1895 (Hospe mullet)
  • Mugil incilis Hancock, 1830 (Parassi mullet)
  • Mugil liza Valenciennes, 1836 (Lebranche mullet)
  • Mugil margaritae Menezes, Nirchio, C. de Oliveira & Siccha-Ramirez, 2015
  • Mugil rubrioculus I. J. Harrison, Nirchio, C. de Oliveira, Ron & Gaviria, 2007
  • Mugil setosus C. H. Gilbert, 1892 (Liseta mullet)
  • Mugil trichodon Poey, 1875

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    Mugil Mugil curema Valenciennes in Cuvier and Valenciennes 1836

    References

    Mugil Wikipedia
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