Freshwater, Brackish, Marine, Fishery, Threatened
🗒 Synonyms
synonym | Mugil albula Linnaeus, 1766 |
synonym | Mugil ashanteensis Bleeker, 1863 |
synonym | Mugil cephalas Linnaeus, 1758 |
synonym | Mugil cephalotus Valenciennes, 1836 |
synonym | Mugil cephalus ashanteensis Bleeker, 1863 |
synonym | Mugil cephalus cephalus Linnaeus, 1758 |
synonym | Mugil cephalus rammelsbergi Tschudi, 1846 |
synonym | Mugil chaptalii (non Eydoux & Souleyet, 1850) |
synonym | Mugil crenilabis our Forsskål, 1775 |
synonym | Mugil dobula Günther, 1861 |
synonym | Mugil galapagensis (non Ebeling, 1961) |
synonym | Mugil gelatinosus Klunzinger, 1872 |
synonym | Mugil grandis Castelnau, 1879 |
synonym | Mugil hypselosoma Ogilby, 1897 |
synonym | Mugil japonicus Temminck & Schlegel, 1845 |
synonym | Mugil lineatus Valenciennes, 1836 |
synonym | Mugil mexicanus Steindachner, 1876 |
synonym | Mugil muelleri Klunzinger, 1879 |
synonym | Mugil mulleri Klunzinger, 1879 |
synonym | Mugil our Forsskål, 1775 |
synonym | Mugil perusii (non Valenciennes, 1836) |
synonym | Mugil provensalis Risso, 1810 |
synonym | Mugil rammelsbergii Tschudi, 1846 |
synonym | Mugil tang Bloch, 1794 |
synonym | Mugil vulpinus Nardo, 1847 |
synonym | Myxus barnardi Gilchrist & Thompson, 1914 |
synonym | Myxus caecutiens Günther, 1876 |
synonym | Myxus pacificus Steindachner, 1900 |
synonym | Myxus superficialis Klunzinger, 1870 |
🗒 Common Names
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📚 Overview
Brief
Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. 2013. FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication.; http://www.fishbase.org/Country/CountrySpeciesSummary.php?c_code=356&id=785, version (12/2013).
Attributions | Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. 2013. FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication.; http://www.fishbase.org/Country/CountrySpeciesSummary.php?c_code=356&id=785, version (12/2013). |
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Status | UNDER_CREATION |
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Diagnostic Keys
Dorsal spines (total): 5; Dorsal soft rays (total): 7 - 9; Anal spines: 3; Anal soft rays: 8 - 9
Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. 2013. FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication.; http://www.fishbase.org/Country/CountrySpeciesSummary.php?c_code=356&id=785, version (12/2013).
Attributions | Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. 2013. FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication.; http://www.fishbase.org/Country/CountrySpeciesSummary.php?c_code=356&id=785, version (12/2013). |
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Status | UNDER_CREATION |
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Description
Color olive-green dorsally, sides silvery shading to white ventrally; lateral stripes sometimes distinctive. Lips thin. Pectoral fins short (when folded forward does not reach eye). Well developed adipose eyelid. Anal spines 3 in adults; anal soft rays 8 in adults, 9 in larvae.
Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. 2013. FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication.; http://www.fishbase.org/Country/CountrySpeciesSummary.php?c_code=356&id=785, version (12/2013).
Attributions | Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. 2013. FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication.; http://www.fishbase.org/Country/CountrySpeciesSummary.php?c_code=356&id=785, version (12/2013). |
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📚 Nomenclature and Classification
📚 Natural History
Life Cycle
One spawning aggregation was observed in detail. This consisted of five fish, a female and four males. Males would press against the female, which took place as the entire group moved along slowly, facing into a fairly strong tidal flow.
Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. 2013. FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication.; http://www.fishbase.org/Country/CountrySpeciesSummary.php?c_code=356&id=785, version (12/2013).
Attributions | Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. 2013. FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication.; http://www.fishbase.org/Country/CountrySpeciesSummary.php?c_code=356&id=785, version (12/2013). |
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Status | UNDER_CREATION |
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Migration
Catadromous. Migrating from freshwater to the sea to spawn, e.g., European eels. Subdivision of diadromous. Migrations should be cyclical and predictable and cover more than 100 km.
Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. 2013. FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication.; http://www.fishbase.org/Country/CountrySpeciesSummary.php?c_code=356&id=785, version (12/2013).
Attributions | Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. 2013. FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication.; http://www.fishbase.org/Country/CountrySpeciesSummary.php?c_code=356&id=785, version (12/2013). |
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Size
Max Length
90 (unsexed)
Size
100.0 cm SL (male/unsexed; ); max. reported age: 16 years
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Attributions | Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. 2013. FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication.; http://www.fishbase.org/Country/CountrySpeciesSummary.php?c_code=356&id=785, version (12/2013). |
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Trophic Strategy
Can survive in freshwater but does not breed in it . In some areas such as Shark Bay and the Houtman Abrolhos in Western Australia, adults live in marine waters throughout the year. This behaviour seems to occur only where estuarine and freshwater habitats are limited . A small proportion (probably about 5%) of older juveniles may leave the estuaries and migrate along the beaches in early summer. The migration may be associated with flooding of rivers and is referred to as the "quot;hardgut"quot; migration because the mullets"quot; guts are empty . Migrating sea mullet do not feed during either the "quot;hardgut"quot; migration or spawning migration . Feed on zooplankton, benthic invertebrates, microalgae, and detritus . Undergo ontogenic shift in diet . Small mullet (< 4 cm SL) feed exclusively on sediment by browsing. Large mullet (< 4 cm SL) have been observed to feed by grazing on the sediment . Changes in the feeding habits from planktonic organisms and migratory zooplankton to meiobenthos which takes place between 0.1 and 0.2 cm length, and a switch from meiobenthos to microbenthos between 0.15 and 0.25 cm length . Sea mullet normally feed close to the river bed in shallow water, but do move throughout the water column in river channels and individuals often jump high out of the water . Sea mullet have a strong tendency to school as juveniles and during the spawning season as adults. Feeding schools of juveniles commonly disperse over sand and mud flats of estuaries during high tide and reform on the ebb tide . Presence of sharp pointed teeth that enable the species to select fine material . In southwestern Australia, Mugil cephalus is a dominant finfish in the middle and upper estuaries especially in winter and spring - up to 95% of frequency of occurrence (Lonengan " Potter 1990). Has a short, well-defined juvenile recruitment period; although found in freshwater, occurs in far greater numbers in all areas of estuaries and is common in the sea . Gill-raker filaments were found in the stomach captured using gill net. Mullets struggle to be free of the constricting meshes, food is often regurgitated at an early stage, subsequent gasping of oxygen would then easily cause gill-rakers, broken loose in the struggle, to be swalowed . Also Refs. 12676, 26213.
Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. 2013. FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication.; http://www.fishbase.org/Country/CountrySpeciesSummary.php?c_code=356&id=785, version (12/2013).
Attributions | Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. 2013. FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication.; http://www.fishbase.org/Country/CountrySpeciesSummary.php?c_code=356&id=785, version (12/2013). |
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Diseases
Amyloodinium Infestation. Parasitic infestations (protozoa, worms, etc.) ;
Caligus Infestation 1. Parasitic infestations (protozoa, worms, etc.) ;
Caligus Infestation 2. Parasitic infestations (protozoa, worms, etc.) ;
Carassotrema Infestation. Parasitic infestations (protozoa, worms, etc.) ;
Dactylosoma Infection 2. Parasitic infestations (protozoa, worms, etc.) ;
Edwardsiellosis. Bacterial ;
Epitheliocystis. Bacterial ;
Ergasilus Disease 8. Parasitic infestations (protozoa, worms, etc.) ;
Haploporus Disease. Parasitic infestations (protozoa, worms, etc.) ;
Ichthyophonus Disease. Fungal ;
Neoechinorhynchus Infestation 5. Parasitic infestations (protozoa, worms, etc.) ;
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Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. 2013. FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication.; http://www.fishbase.org/Country/CountrySpeciesSummary.php?c_code=356&id=785, version (12/2013).
Attributions | Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. 2013. FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication.; http://www.fishbase.org/Country/CountrySpeciesSummary.php?c_code=356&id=785, version (12/2013). |
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📚 Habitat and Distribution
General Habitat
Habitat
Marine
Freshwater
Habitat benthopelagic; catadromous ; freshwater; brackish; marine; depth range 0 - 120 m , usually 0 - 10 m
Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. 2013. FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication.; http://www.fishbase.org/Country/CountrySpeciesSummary.php?c_code=356&id=785, version (12/2013).
Attributions | Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. 2013. FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication.; http://www.fishbase.org/Country/CountrySpeciesSummary.php?c_code=356&id=785, version (12/2013). |
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Description
Remark
Common in coastal waters and ascends tidal rivers
Occurrence
native
Distribution
Cosmopolitan in coastal waters of the tropical, subtropical and temperate zones of all seas. Eastern Pacific: California, USA to Chile . Western Pacific: Japan to Australia . Western Indian Ocean: from India to South Africa . Western Atlantic: Nova Scotia, Canada to Brazil ; Cape Cod to southern Gulf of Mexico ; absent in the Bahamas and most of West Indies and Caribbean . Eastern Atlantic: Bay of Biscay to South Africa, including the Mediterranean Sea and Black Sea . Reported in Sea of Okhotsk .
Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. 2013. FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication.; http://www.fishbase.org/Country/CountrySpeciesSummary.php?c_code=356&id=785, version (12/2013).
Attributions | Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. 2013. FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication.; http://www.fishbase.org/Country/CountrySpeciesSummary.php?c_code=356&id=785, version (12/2013). |
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📚 Occurrence
No Data
📚 Demography and Conservation
Conservation Status
IUCN Red List Category
Least Concern
Not Evaluated IUCN 2006
Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. 2013. FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication.; http://www.fishbase.org/Country/CountrySpeciesSummary.php?c_code=356&id=785, version (12/2013).
Attributions | Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. 2013. FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication.; http://www.fishbase.org/Country/CountrySpeciesSummary.php?c_code=356&id=785, version (12/2013). |
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📚 Uses and Management
Uses
fisheries: highly commercial; aquaculture: commercial; gamefish: yes; bait: occasionally; price category: very high; price reliability: reliable: based on ex-vessel price for this species
Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. 2013. FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication.; http://www.fishbase.org/Country/CountrySpeciesSummary.php?c_code=356&id=785, version (12/2013).
Attributions | Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. 2013. FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication.; http://www.fishbase.org/Country/CountrySpeciesSummary.php?c_code=356&id=785, version (12/2013). |
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📚 Information Listing
References
Overview > Diagnostic > Diagnostic Keys
- Keith, P. and J. Allardi (coords.) 2001 Atlas des poissons d"eau douce de France. Muséum national d’Histoire naturelle, Paris. Patrimoines naturels, 47:1-387.
Overview > Diagnostic > Description
- Keith, P. and J. Allardi (coords.) 2001 Atlas des poissons d"eau douce de France. Muséum national d’Histoire naturelle, Paris. Patrimoines naturels, 47:1-387.
Natural History > Life Cycle
- Breder, C.M. and D.E. Rosen 1966 Modes of reproduction in fishes. T.F.H. Publications, Neptune City, New Jersey. 941 p.
Natural History > Migration
- Riede, K. 2004 Global register of migratory species - from global to regional scales. Final Report of the R&D-Projekt 808 05 081. Federal Agency for Nature Conservation, Bonn, Germany. 329 p.
Natural History > Size
- Ben-Tuvia, A. 1986 Mugilidae. p. 1197-1204. In P.J.P. Whitehead, M.-L. Bauchot, J.-C. Hureau, J. Nielsen and E. Tortonese (eds.) Fishes of the North-eastern Atlantic and Mediterranean. Volume 3. UNESCO, Paris. Thomson, J.M. 1963 Synopsis of the biological data on the grey mullet Mugil cephalus Linnaeus 1758. CSIRO Division of Fisheries and Oceanography, Fisheries Synopsis 1. 65 p.
Natural History > Trophic Strategy
- Kailola, P.J., M.J. Williams, P.C. Stewart, R.E. Reichelt, A. McNee and C. Grieve 1993 Australian fisheries resources. Bureau of Resource Sciences, CanBerra, Australia. 422 p.
Natural History > Diseases
- Lin, C.-L. and J.-s. Ho 2002 Two species of siphonostomatoid copepods parasitic on pelagic fishes in Taiwan. J. Fish. Soc. Taiwan 29(4):313-332. $
- Paperna, 77 p.
- Plumb, J.A. 1999 Edwardsiella Septicaemias. p.479-521. In P.T.K. Woo and D.W. Bruno (eds.) Fish and Disorders, Vol. 3: Viral, Bacterial and Fungal Infections. CAB Int"l. $
- Lannan, C.N., J.L. Batholomew and J.L. Fryer 1999 Chlamydial infections of fish: Epitheliocystis. p.255-267. In P.T.K. Woo and D.W. Bruno (eds.) Fish and Disorders Vol. 3: Viral, bacterial and fungal infections. CABI Int"l. $
- Arthur, J.R. and S. Lumanlan-Mayo 1997 Checklist of the parasites of fishes of the Philippines. FAO Fish. Tech. Pap. 369, 102 p. FAO, Rome. $
- Paperna, I. 1996 Parasites, infections and of fishes in Africa. An update. CIFA Tech. Pap. No. 31. 220 p. FAO, Rome. $
- Arthur, J.R. and A.B.A. Ahmed 2002 Checklist of the parasites of fishes of Bangladesh. FAO Fish. Tech. Paper (T369/1), 77 p. $
Habitat and Distribution > General Habitat
- Riede, K. 2004 Global register of migratory species - from global to regional scales. Final Report of the R&D-Projekt 808 05 081. Federal Agency for Nature Conservation, Bonn, Germany. 329 p. Harrison, I.J. 1995 Mugilidae. Lisas. p. 1293-1298. In W. Fischer, F. Krupp, W. Schneider, C. Sommer, K.E. Carpenter and V. Niem (eds.) Guia FAO para Identification de Especies para lo Fines de la Pesca. Pacifico Centro-Oriental. 3 Vols. FAO, Rome.
Habitat and Distribution > Distribution > Description
- Thomson, J.M. 1986 Mugilidae. p. 344-349. In J. Daget, J.-P. Gosse and D.F.E. Thys van den Audenaerde (eds.) Check-list of the freshwater fishes of Africa (CLOFFA). ISNB, Brussels, MRAC; Tervuren; and ORSTOM, Paris. Vol. 2.
Demography and Conservation > Conservation Status
- 2006 IUCN red list of threatened species. www.iucnredlist.org. Downloaded July 2006.
Uses and Management > Uses
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations 1992 FAO yearbook 1990. Fishery statistics. Catches and landings. FAO Fish. Ser. (38). FAO Stat. Ser. 70:(105):647 p. Garibaldi, L. 1996 List of animal species used in aquaculture. FAO Fish. Circ. 914. 38 p. Skelton, P.H. 1993 A complete guide to the freshwater fishes of southern Africa. Southern Book Publishers. 388 p. Miyasaka, A. 1993 A database on scientific and common names of fishes exported from Hawaii. The information was derived from the above mentioned database. A printout of the names is also available from the State of Hawaii, Department of Land and Natural Resources, 1151 Punchbowl Street, Honolulu, Hawaii. Harrison, I.J. 1995 Mugilidae. Lisas. p. 1293-1298. In W. Fischer, F. Krupp, W. Schneider, C. Sommer, K.E. Carpenter and V. Niem (eds.) Guia FAO para Identification de Especies para lo Fines de la Pesca. Pacifico Centro-Oriental. 3 Vols. FAO, Rome.
Ichthyofaunal diversity of the Adyar Wetland complex, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, southern India
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Journal of Threatened TaxaVertebrate fauna of the Chambal River Basin, with emphasis on the National Chambal Sanctuary, India
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Journal of Threatened TaxaCEPF Western Ghats Special Series: Fishes of River Bharathapuzha, Kerala, India: diversity, distribution, threats and conservation
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Journal of Threatened TaxaAn overview of fish fauna of Raigad District, northern Western Ghats, India
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Journal of Threatened TaxaNo Data
🐾 Taxonomy
Root | Root |
Kingdom | Animalia |
Phylum | Chordata |
Class | Actinopterygii |
Order | Mugiliformes |
Family | Mugilidae |
Genus | Mugil |
Species | Mugil cephalus Linnaeus 1758 |
📊 Temporal Distribution
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