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.
| Mugil Temporal range: | |
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| Mugil cephalus | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Mugiliformes |
| Family: | Mugilidae |
| Genus: | Mugil Linnaeus, 1758 |
| Type species | |
| Mugil cephalus Linnaeus, 1758 | |
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Species
There are currently 16 recognized species in this genus:[2]
- Mugil bananensis Pellegrin, 1927 (Banana mullet)
- Mugil brevirostris A. Miranda-Ribeiro, 1915 [3]
- 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 [3]
- 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)
References
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