Mugil Explained

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.

Species

There are currently 16 recognized species in this genus:

• 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 longicauda Guitart & Alvarez-Lojonchere, 1976
• Mugil margaritae Menezes, Nirchio, C. de Oliveira & Siccha-Ramirez, 2015 ^[1]
• Mugil rubrioculus I. J. Harrison, Nirchio, C. de Oliveira, Ron & Gaviria, 2007
• Mugil setosus C. H. Gilbert, 1892 (Liseta mullet)
• Mugil thoburni D.S. Jordan & Starks, 1896 (Thoburn's mullet)
• Mugil trichodon Poey, 1875 (Fantail mullet)

Notes and References

1. Menezes . N.A. . Nirchio . M. . De Oliveira . C. . Siccharamirez . R. . 2015 . Taxonomic review of the species of Mugil (Teleostei: Perciformes: Mugilidae) from the Atlantic South Caribbean and South America, with integration of morphological, cytogenetic and molecular data . Zootaxa . 3918 . 1. 1–38 . 10.11646/zootaxa.3918.1.1 . 25781080 .