''Mugil'' is a

genus Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms as well as viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus comes above species and below family. In binomial n ...

of mullet in the

family Family (from la, familia) is a group of people related either by consanguinity (by recognized birth) or affinity (by marriage or other relationship). The purpose of the family is to maintain the well-being of its members and of society. Idea ...

Mugilidae The mullets or grey mullets are a family (Mugilidae) of ray-finned fish found worldwide in coastal temperate and tropical waters, and some species in fresh water. Mullets have served as an important source of food in Mediterranean Europe since ...

found worldwide in tropical and temperate coastal marine waters, but also entering

estuaries An estuary is a partially enclosed coastal body of brackish water with one or more rivers or streams flowing into it, and with a free connection to the open sea. Estuaries form a transition zone between river environments and maritime environme ...

and rivers.

Species

There are currently 16 recognized species in this genus: * '' Mugil bananensis'' Pellegrin, 1927 (Banana mullet) * '' Mugil brevirostris'' A. Miranda-Ribeiro, 1915 * '' Mugil broussonnetii''

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 ...

, 1836 (Broussonnet's mullet) * '' Mugil capurrii''

Perugia Perugia (, , ; lat, Perusia) is the capital city of Umbria in central Italy, crossed by the River Tiber, and of the province of Perugia. The city is located about north of Rome and southeast of Florence. It covers a high hilltop and par ...

, 1892 (Leaping African mullet) * ''

Mugil cephalus The flathead grey mullet (''Mugil cephalus'') is an important food fish species in the mullet family Mugilidae. It is found in coastal tropical and subtropical waters worldwide. Its length is typically . It is known with numerous English names ...

Linnaeus Carl Linnaeus (; 23 May 1707 – 10 January 1778), also known after his ennoblement in 1761 as Carl von Linné Blunt (2004), p. 171. (), was a Swedish botanist, zoologist, taxonomist, and physician who formalised binomial nomenclature, t ...

1758 Events January–March * January 1 – Swedish biologist Carl Linnaeus (Carl von Linné) publishes in Stockholm the first volume (''Animalia'') of the 10th edition of ''Systema Naturae'', the starting point of modern zoological ...

(Flathead grey mullet) * '' Mugil curema''

, 1836 (White mullet) * '' Mugil curvidens''

, 1836 (Dwarf mullet) * '' Mugil gaimardianus'' Desmarest, 1831 (Redeye mullet) * '' Mugil galapagensis'' Ebeling, 1961 (Galapagos mullet) * '' Mugil hospes'' D. S. Jordan & Culver, 1895 (Hospe mullet) * '' Mugil incilis'' Hancock, 1830 (Parassi mullet) * '' Mugil liza''

, 1836 (Lebranche mullet) * '' Mugil longicauda'' Guitart & Alvarez-Lojonchere, 1976 * '' Mugil margaritae'' Menezes, Nirchio, C. de Oliveira & Siccha-Ramirez, 2015 * ''

Mugil rubrioculus ''Mugil'' is a genus of mullet in the family Mugilidae found worldwide in tropical and temperate coastal marine waters, but also entering estuaries and rivers. Species There are currently 16 recognized species in this genus: * ''Mugil bananens ...

'' I. J. Harrison, Nirchio, C. de Oliveira, Ron & Gaviria, 2007 * '' Mugil setosus'' C. H. Gilbert, 1892 (Liseta mullet) * ''

Mugil thoburni ''Mugil thoburni'', Thoburn's mullet, is a species of grey mullet, from the family Mugilidae, found in the eastern Pacific Ocean. It is most common around the Galapagos Islands but does occur on the coasts of Central America and South America a ...

'' D.S. Jordan & Starks, 1896 (Thoburn's mullet) * '' Mugil trichodon'' Poey, 1875

References

{{Taxonbar, from=Q631692 Mugilidae Taxa named by Carl Linnaeus Extant Rupelian first appearances Rupelian genus first appearances