''Crenimugil'' is a genus of mullets found in coastal marine waters and rivers in the
Indo-Pacific
The Indo-Pacific is a vast biogeographic region of Earth.
In a narrow sense, sometimes known as the Indo-West Pacific or Indo-Pacific Asia, it comprises the tropical waters of the Indian Ocean, the western and central Pacific Ocean, and the ...
region.
Species
Four species are currently recognised as comprising the genus ''Crenimugil'':
* '' Crenimugil buchanani'' (
Valenciennes
Valenciennes (, also , , ; nl, label=also Dutch, Valencijn; pcd, Valincyinnes or ; la, Valentianae) is a commune in the Nord department, Hauts-de-France, France.
It lies on the Scheldt () river. Although the city and region experienced a s ...
, 1836 (Longfin mullet)
* '' Crenimugil seheli'' (Forsskål, 1775) (Bluespot mullet)
The half-fringelip mullet (''Crenimugil heterocheilos''), usually assigned to ''Crenimugil'', appears to belong to a separate genus, '' Paracrenimugil'', based on DNA-based cladistic analysis.Durand, J.-D., W.-J. Chen, K.-N. Shen, C. Fu, & P. Borsa. 2012. Genus-level taxonomic changes implied b mitochondrial phylogeny of grey mullets (Teleostei: Mugilidae). Comptes Rendus Biologies, 335: 687-697. In addition, the longfin mullet (''Crenimugil pedaraki'') is listed by some authorities in the separate genus '' Moolgarda''.