Chaenomugil
Encyclopedia
Chaenomugil is one of 17 genera containing all together about 80 species of ray-finned fish of the family
Mugilidae
commonly known as mullet
. The genus Chaenomugil is monotypic
(with a single species).
Only one species in this genus is recorded in Fishbase (March 2007).
(Links in the following table are to Fishbase entries for species)
Family (biology)
In biological classification, family is* a taxonomic rank. Other well-known ranks are life, domain, kingdom, phylum, class, order, genus, and species, with family fitting between order and genus. As for the other well-known ranks, there is the option of an immediately lower rank, indicated by the...
Mugilidae
Mullet (fish)
The mullets or grey mullets are a family and order of ray-finned fish found worldwide in coastal temperate and tropical waters, and in some species in fresh water. Mullets have served as an important source of food in Mediterranean Europe since Roman times...
commonly known as mullet
Mullet (fish)
The mullets or grey mullets are a family and order of ray-finned fish found worldwide in coastal temperate and tropical waters, and in some species in fresh water. Mullets have served as an important source of food in Mediterranean Europe since Roman times...
. The genus Chaenomugil is monotypic
Monotypic
In biology, a monotypic taxon is a taxonomic group with only one biological type. The term's usage differs slightly between botany and zoology. The term monotypic has a separate use in conservation biology, monotypic habitat, regarding species habitat conversion eliminating biodiversity and...
(with a single species).
Species
- Snouted mullet (Chaenomugil proboscideus)
Only one species in this genus is recorded in Fishbase (March 2007).
(Links in the following table are to Fishbase entries for species)
| Species name (2007) | Common name | Nominal species (historic) |
|---|---|---|
| Chaenomugil proboscideus | Snouted mullet | Mugil proboscideus Günther, 1861 |