Crenimugil
Encyclopedia
Crenimugil is one of the 17 genera
of the family
Mugilidae
(commonly known as mullet
). Altogether, these genera have about 80 species of ray-finned fish. The genus Crenimugil itself contains only two species.
2 species in this genus are recorded in Fishbase (March 2007).
(Links in the following table are to Fishbase entries for species)
Genera
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of the family
Family (biology)
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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...
). Altogether, these genera have about 80 species of ray-finned fish. The genus Crenimugil itself contains only two species.
Species
- Fringelip mullet Crenimugil crenilabis
- Half fringelip mullet Crenimugil heterocheilos
2 species in this genus are recorded in Fishbase (March 2007).
(Links in the following table are to Fishbase entries for species)
| Species name (2007) | Common name | Nominal species (historic) |
|---|---|---|
| Crenimugil crenilabis | Fringelip mullet | Mugil fasciatus Valenciennes, 1836; Mugil macrocheilus Bleeker, 1854; Mugil crenilabis Forsskål, 1775; Mugil lauvergnii Eydoux & Souleyet, 1850; Mugil neocalidonicus Castelnau, 1873; Mugil rueppellii Günther, 1861; Mugil ruppellii Günther, 1861; Oedalechilus cirrhostomus (Forster, 1801); Mugil cirrhostomus Forster, 1801 |
| Crenimugil heterocheilos | Half fringelip mullet | Mugil heterocheilos Bleeker, 1855 |