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Mugil cephalus

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Mugil cephalus

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Also known as sea mullet, flathead mullet

species of fish

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*Mugil cephalus*, commonly known as the Sea Mullet or flathead grey mullet, is a species of fish in the family Mugilidae and order Mugiliformes. It belongs to the class Teleostei within the phylum Chordata. The species was described by Linnaeus in 1758 and is also referenced in the Gujin Tushu Jicheng. Other common names include Albur, Bullûa, Cabeçut, and Cabezudo.

The taxon is accepted and classified as Least Concern by the IUCN Red List as of 2024. Its habitat encompasses marine, brackish, and freshwater environments. The Java Sea is listed as part of its range. Records from iDigBio indicate presence in Mexico and the United States, with data held by institutions such as CICIMAR-IPN, UAMI, IBUNAM, CIIDIR-IPN, and FCB-UANL.

Synthesized by Vinony from 44 facts across 8 sources: Wikidata, GBIF, iNaturalist, Gbif Occ, IUCN Red List, WoRMS, iDigBio, Vinony graph. Generated from structured data (not the Wikipedia text) and checked against those facts — may still contain errors.

Species

Least Concern

flathead grey mullet

Mugil cephalus

SPECIES

  1. KingdomAnimalia
  2. PhylumChordata
  3. ClassTeleostei
  4. OrderMugiliformes
  5. FamilyMugilidae
Habitatmarine, brackish, freshwater
Observations8,801
Observations recorded172,071

via GBIF · IUCN

Museum specimens

Specimen records
6,260
With media
63
Family
Mugilidae
Collections
CICIMAR-IPN, UAMI, IBUNAM, CIIDIR-IPN, FCB-UANL, ECOSUR
Recorded in
Mexico, United States
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Encyclopedic overview

The striped mullet (Mugil cephalus) is an important food fish species in the mullet family Mugilidae. It is found in coastal temperate, tropical and subtropical waters worldwide. Its length is typically 30 to 75 centimetres (12 to 30 in). It is known with numerous English names, including the flathead mullet, flathead grey mullet, striped mullet, black mullet, bully mullet, common mullet, grey mullet, sea mullet and mullet, among others.

The striped mullet is a mainly diurnal coastal species that often enters estuaries and rivers. It usually schools over sand or mud bottoms, feeding on zooplankton, dead plant matter, microalgae and detritus. The adult fish normally feed on algae in fresh water. The species is euryhaline, meaning that the fish can acclimate to different levels of salinity.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Mugil cephalus” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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