Fish Identification: Find Species

Class: Teleostei
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.

Eastern Atlantic
Max. Length 40 cm TL
Mugil bananensis (Pellegrin, 1927)

Photo by Photo by Freitas, R.
 
Mugil bananensis
[Banana mullet]

Photo by Vaske Jr., T.

Southwest Atlantic
Max. Length 20.9 cm SL
Mugil brevirostris (Ribeiro, 1915)

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Mugil brevirostris
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 19.4 cm SL
 
Mugil broussonnetii
[Broussonnet's mullet]

Photo by Freitas, R.

Eastern Central Atlantic
Max. Length 45 cm SL
Mugil capurrii (Perugia, 1892)

Photo by Photo by Freitas, R.
 
Mugil capurrii
[Leaping African mullet]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Cosmopolitan in coastal w
Max. Length 100 cm SL
Mugil cephalus Linnaeus, 1758

Photo by Photo by Randall, J.E.
 
Mugil cephalus
[Flathead grey mullet]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Western Atlantic
Max. Length 91 cm TL
Mugil curema Valenciennes, 1836

Photo by Photo by Randall, J.E.
 
Mugil curema
[White mullet]

Photo by Wirtz, P.

Western Atlantic
Max. Length 34.3 cm TL
Mugil curvidens Valenciennes, 1836

Photo by Photo by Wirtz, P.
 
Mugil curvidens
[Dwarf mullet]

Photo by Grove & Lavenberg, 1997

Southeast Pacific
Max. Length 40 cm TL
Mugil galapagensis Ebeling, 1961

Photo by Photo by Grove & Lavenberg, 1997
 
Mugil galapagensis
[Galapagos mullet]

Photo by FAO

Western Atlantic
Max. Length 35.5 cm TL
Mugil hospes Jordan & Culver, 1895

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Mugil hospes
[Hospe mullet]

Photo by Carvalho Filho, A.

Western Atlantic
Max. Length 40 cm TL
Mugil incilis Hancock, 1830

Photo by Photo by Carvalho Filho, A.
 
Mugil incilis
[Parassi mullet]

Photo by Barbosa, J.M./M. Deda

Western Atlantic
Max. Length 80 cm TL
Mugil liza Valenciennes, 1836

Photo by Photo by Barbosa, J.M./M. Deda
 
Mugil liza
[Lebranche mullet]
No picture found
 
Mugil longicauda
[]

Photo by Menezes, N.A. et al.

Caribbean
Max. Length 26.5 cm SL
Mugil margaritae Menezes, Nirchio, Oliveira & Siccharamirez, 2015

Photo by Photo by Menezes, N.A. et al.
 
Mugil margaritae
[]

Photo by Vaske Jr., T.

Western Atlantic and the
Max. Length 44.6 cm TL
Mugil rubrioculus Harrison, Nirchio, Oliveira, Ron & Gaviria, 2007

Photo by Photo by Vaske Jr., T.
 
Mugil rubrioculus
[Redeye mullet]

Photo by FAO

Eastern Central Pacific
Max. Length 30 cm TL
Mugil setosus Gilbert, 1892

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Mugil setosus
[Liseta mullet]

Photo by FAO

Eastern Pacific
Max. Length 29.5 cm TL
Mugil thoburni Jordan & Starks, 1896

Photo by Photo by FAO
 
Mugil thoburni
[Thoburn's mullet]

Photo by FAO

Western Atlantic
Max. Length 46 cm TL
Mugil trichodon Poey, 1875

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Mugil trichodon
[Fantail mullet]


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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Mugil bananensis Banana mullet Eastern Atlantic 40 TL 1927
Mugil brevirostris Southwest Atlantic 20.9 SL 1915
Mugil broussonnetii Broussonnet's mullet Pacific Ocean 19.4 SL 1836
Mugil capurrii Leaping African mullet Eastern Central Atlantic 45 SL 1892
Mugil cephalus Flathead grey mullet Cosmopolitan in coastal w 100 SL 1758
Mugil curema White mullet Western Atlantic 91 TL 1836
Mugil curvidens Dwarf mullet Western Atlantic 34.3 TL 1836
Mugil galapagensis Galapagos mullet Southeast Pacific 40 TL 1961
Mugil hospes Hospe mullet Western Atlantic 35.5 TL 1895
Mugil incilis Parassi mullet Western Atlantic 40 TL 1830
Mugil liza Lebranche mullet Western Atlantic 80 TL 1836
Mugil longicauda Western Central Atlantic 1976
Mugil margaritae Caribbean 26.5 SL 2015
Mugil rubrioculus Redeye mullet Western Atlantic and the 44.6 TL 2007
Mugil setosus Liseta mullet Eastern Central Pacific 30 TL 1892
Mugil thoburni Thoburn's mullet Eastern Pacific 29.5 TL 1896
Mugil trichodon Fantail mullet Western Atlantic 46 TL 1875



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