Mugil
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Mugiliformes |
| Family: | Mugilidae |
| Genus: | Mugil Linnaeus, 1758 |
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| Mugil cephalus Linnaeus, 1758
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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:[2]
- Pellegrin, 1927 (Banana mullet)
- A. Miranda-Ribeiro, 1915 [3]
- Valenciennes, 1836 (Broussonnet's mullet)
- , 1892 (Leaping African mullet)
- Mugil cephalus Linnaeus, 1758 (Flathead grey mullet)
- Mugil curema Valenciennes, 1836 (White mullet)
- Valenciennes, 1836 (Dwarf mullet)
- Desmarest, 1831 (Redeye mullet)
- , 1961 (Galapagos mullet)
- D. S. Jordan & , 1895 (Hospe mullet)
- Hancock, 1830 (Parassi mullet)
- Mugil liza Valenciennes, 1836 (Lebranche mullet)
- Guitart & Alvarez-Lojonchere, 1976
- , , & , 2015 [3]
- , , , & , 2007
- C. H. Gilbert, 1892 (Liseta mullet)
- Mugil thoburni D.S. Jordan & Starks, 1896 (Thoburn's mullet)
- Poey, 1875
References[]
- ^ Sepkoski, J. (2002). "A compendium of fossil marine animal genera". Bulletins of American Paleontology. 364: 560.
- ^ Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2018). Species of Mugil in FishBase. June 2018 version.
- ^ a b 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. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.3918.1.1. PMID 25781080.
Categories:
- Mugil
- Mugilidae
- Taxa named by Carl Linnaeus
- Extant Rupelian first appearances
- Rupelian genus first appearances