Mugilidae
Mugil cephalus Linnaeus, 1758
Mugil cephalus Linnaeus, 1758
Mugil cephalus (flathead striped mullet) is a widely distributed cosmopolitan fish found in fresh, brackish and marine waters.
Mugil curema Valenciennes, 1836
Mugil curema Valenciennes, 1836
Mugil curema (white/silver mullet) is a tropical to subtropical schooling mullet found along Atlantic and Pacific American coasts.
Aldrichetta forsteri (Valenciennes, 1836)
Aldrichetta forsteri (Valenciennes, 1836)
Aldrichetta forsteri, the yellow-eye mullet, is a small Pacific near-shore fish used for food and as fishing bait.
Chelon labrosus (Risso, 1827)
Chelon labrosus (Risso, 1827)
Chelon labrosus, the thicklip grey mullet, is a common Mugilidae coastal fish found in northeastern Atlantic waters.
Chelon ramada (Risso, 1827)
Chelon ramada (Risso, 1827)
Chelon ramada, the thinlip mullet, is a coastal pelagic mullet found in the eastern Atlantic and adjacent European seas.
Chelon auratus (Risso, 1810)
Chelon auratus (Risso, 1810)
Chelon auratus, the golden grey mullet, is a small neritic fish found across northeastern Atlantic and Mediterranean coastal waters.
Myxus elongatus Günther, 1861
Myxus elongatus Günther, 1861
Myxus elongatus (sand grey mullet) is a schooling Australian mullet fished commercially and recreationally for meat and bait.
Neomyxus leuciscus (Günther, 1872)
Neomyxus leuciscus (Günther, 1872)
Neomyxus leuciscus, the acute-jawed mullet, is the only species in the Neomyxus mullet genus found in the tropical west and central Pacific.
Oedalechilus labeo (Cuvier, 1829)
Oedalechilus labeo (Cuvier, 1829)
Oedalechilus labeo, the boxlip mullet, is the only species in the monospecific mullet genus Oedalechilus, found in the eastern Atlantic and Mediterranean Sea.
Ellochelon vaigiensis (Quoy & Gaimard, 1825)
Ellochelon vaigiensis (Quoy & Gaimard, 1825)
Ellochelon vaigiensis, the squaretail mullet, is an Indo-Pacific fish with distinct coloration found in coastal and brackish habitats.
Dajaus monticola (Bancroft, 1834)
Dajaus monticola (Bancroft, 1834)
Dajaus monticola, the mountain mullet, is the only species in genus Dajaus, a freshwater ray-finned fish found across the Americas.
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