Fish Identification: Find Species

Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Mugiliformes
Family: Mugilidae Mullets

Genus: Mugil

(See list of species below)

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17 species (see list below)

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Photo by Freitas, R.

Mugil bananensis
[Banana mullet]

Photo by Vaske Jr., T.

Mugil brevirostris
[]

No picture found
Pacific Ocean
Max. Length 19.4 cm SL

Mugil broussonnetii
[Broussonnet's mullet]

Photo by Freitas, R.

Mugil capurrii
[Leaping African mullet]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Mugil cephalus
[Flathead grey mullet]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Mugil curema
[White mullet]

Photo by Wirtz, P.

Mugil curvidens
[Dwarf mullet]

Photo by Fischer, L.G.

Mugil gaimardianus
[Redeye mullet]

No picture found
Southeast Pacific
Max. Length 40 cm TL

Mugil galapagensis
[Galapagos mullet]

Photo by FAO

Mugil hospes
[Hospe mullet]

Photo by Carvalho Filho, A.

Mugil incilis
[Parassi mullet]

Photo by Timm, C.D.

Mugil liza
[Lebranche mullet]

No picture found
Western Central Atlantic

Mugil longicauda
[]

No picture found
Caribbean
Max. Length 26.5 cm SL

Mugil margaritae
[]

No picture found
Western Atlantic and the
Max. Length 25.8 cm SL

Mugil rubrioculus
[]

Photo by FAO

Mugil setosus
[Liseta mullet]

Photo by FAO

Mugil trichodon
[]

17 Species of Family Mugilidae with Genus Mugil
(Mullets)

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Year	Scientific Name	English Name	Distribution	Max. Length (cm)
1927	Mugil bananensis	Banana mullet	Eastern Atlantic	40 TL
1915	Mugil brevirostris		Southwest Atlantic	20.9 SL
1836	Mugil broussonnetii	Broussonnet's mullet	Pacific Ocean	19.4 SL
1892	Mugil capurrii	Leaping African mullet	Eastern Central Atlantic	45 SL
1758	Mugil cephalus	Flathead grey mullet	Cosmopolitan in coastal w	100 SL
1836	Mugil curema	White mullet	Western Atlantic	90 TL
1836	Mugil curvidens	Dwarf mullet	Western Atlantic	31 TL
1831	Mugil gaimardianus	Redeye mullet	Western Atlantic	67 TL
1961	Mugil galapagensis	Galapagos mullet	Southeast Pacific	40 TL
1895	Mugil hospes	Hospe mullet	Western Atlantic	35.5 TL
1830	Mugil incilis	Parassi mullet	Western Atlantic	40 TL
1836	Mugil liza	Lebranche mullet	Western Atlantic	80 TL
1976	Mugil longicauda		Western Central Atlantic
2015	Mugil margaritae		Caribbean	26.5 SL
2007	Mugil rubrioculus		Western Atlantic and the	25.8 SL
1892	Mugil setosus	Liseta mullet	Eastern Central Pacific	30 TL
1875	Mugil trichodon		Western Atlantic	46 TL

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Fish Identification: Find Species

Class: ActinopterygiiOrder: MugiliformesFamily: Mugilidae MulletsGenus: Mugil(See list of species below)

Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Mugiliformes
Family: Mugilidae Mullets

Genus: Mugil

(See list of species below)