Myxus
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Myxus is one genus
among 17 genera containing all together about 80 species of ray-finned fish of the family
Mugilidae
commonly known as mullet
. The genus Myxus contains four species.
4 species in this genus are recorded in Fishbase (March 2007).
(Links in the following table are to Fishbase entries for species)
Genus
In biology, a genus is a low-level taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms, which is an example of definition by genus and differentia...
among 17 genera containing all together about 80 species of ray-finned fish of the family
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 Myxus contains four species.
Species
- Freshwater mulletFreshwater mulletThe freshwater mullet, Myxus capensis, is a species of fish in the Mugilidae family. It is endemic to South Africa....
— Myxus capensis - Sand grey mullet — Myxus elongatus
- Myxus multidens
- Myxus petardi
4 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) |
|---|---|---|
| Myxus capensis | Freshwater mullet | Mugil euronotus Smith, 1846; Mugil capensis Valenciennes, 1836; Trachystoma euronotus (Smith, 1846) |
| Myxus elongatus | Sand grey mullet | Myxus elongatus Günther, 1861 |
| Myxus multidens | Trachystoma multidens Ogilby, 1888 | |
| Myxus petardi | Mugil petardi Castelnau, 1875 |