Mugil curema

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Overview

An important foodfish, it is marketed fresh and salted[1].

Interesting Facts

Common Names

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Description

Physical Description

Habitat

Inhabits sandy coasts and littoral pools but also occurs in muddy bottoms of brackish lagoons and estuaries. Sometimes penetrates rivers . May also be found on coral reefs[2]. Juveniles are common in coastal waters and are known to find their way to estuaries and coastal lagoons.

Biome: Marine .

Biology

Diet

Feeds on microscopic or filamentous algae and small juveniles of planktonic organisms [3].

Reproduction

Reproduction occurs between March and August. Spawns several million eggs provided with a notable yolk [4]. Mullet spawn at sea , but move into coastal bays and estuaries as juveniles .

Behavior

Adults form schools[1].

Taxonomy

Synonyms

Liza curema (Valenciennes • Mugil brasiliensis Spix & Agassiz • Mugil curema Valenciennes, 1836 • Mugil gaimardianus Desmarest • Mugil metzelaari Chabanaud • Mugil petrosus Valenciennes • Myxus harengus Günther

Notes

Name Status: Accepted Name .

Comment: In Cuvier & Valenciennes.

Last scrutiny: Data last modified by FishBase 22-Nov-1995

Similar Species

Members of the genus Mugil

ZipcodeZoo has pages for 68 species and subspecies in this genus:

M. affinis (Eastern Keelback Mullet) · M. alatus (Diamond Mullet) · M. argenteus (Ramsay's Grey Mullet) · M. bananensis (Banana Mullet) · M. belanak (Cape Verde Mullet) · Liza ramado (Buchanan's Blue-Tail Mullet) · M. broussonnetii (Broussonnet's Mullet) · M. capensis (Narrowhead Grey Mullet) · M. capurrii (Black Mullet) · M. cascasia (Yellow-Tail Mullet) · M. cephalus (Flathead Mullet) · M. cephalus albula (Black Mullet) · M. chanos (Salmon Herring) · M. cinereus (Dark-Barred Mojarra) · M. corsula (Kakunda) · M. crenilabis (Bluespot Grey Mullet) · M. crenilabis seheli (Bluespot Grey Mullet) · M. cunnesius (Longfin Grey Mullet) · M. curema (Blueback Mullet) · M. curvidens (Dwarf Mullet) · M. dobula (Brasilian Mullet) · M. engeli (Marquesan Mullet) · M. falcipinnis (Sicklefin Mullet) · M. forsteri (Victor Harbor Mullet) · M. gaimardianus (Redeye Mullet) · M. gaimardianusde (Redeye Mullet) · M. galapagensis (Galapagos Mullet) · M. georgii (Small Fantail Mullet) · M. grandisquamis (Large-Scale Mullet) · M. gyrans (Whiptailed Nile Catfish) · M. haematocheilus (So-Iny Mullet) · M. hamiltonii (Burmese Mullet) · M. heterocheilos (Half Fringelip Mullet) · M. hospes (Hospe Mullet) · M. incilis (Striped Mullet) · M. kelaartii (Kelaart's Mullet) · M. klunzingeri (Klunzinger's Mullet) · M. labeo (Boxlip Mullet) · M. labiosus (Foldlip Mullet) · M. labrosus (Thick-Lipped Grey Mullet) · M. liza (Lebranche Mullet) · M. longimanus (Tabilong) · M. macrolepis (Large-Scaled Mullet) · M. melinopterus (Giant-Scaled Mullet) · M. monticola (Freshwater Mullet) · M. nasutus (Shark Mullet) · M. parmatus (Broad-Mouthed Mullet) · M. parsia (Gold-Spot Mullet) · M. pedaraki (Longfin Mullet) · M. peronii (Flattail Mullet) · M. petardi (Freshwater Mullet) · M. platanus (Mullet) · M. proboscideus (Snouted Mullet) · M. productus (Thin-Lipped Grey Mullet) · M. rammelsbergii (Yellow-Tailed Mullet) · M. ramsayi (Ramsay's Mullet) · M. richardsonii (South African Mullet) · M. robustus (Robust Mullet) · M. saliens (Leaping Gray Mullet) · M. setosus (Liseta Mullet) · M. so-iuy (Russian Grey Mullet) · M. soiuy (Russian Grey Mullet) · M. speigleri (Speigler's Grey Mullet) · M. subviridis (Dussumier's Mullet) · M. thoburni (Orange-Eye Mullet) · M. trichodon (Fantail Mullet) · M. tricuspidens (Striped Mullet) · M. vaigiensis (Diamond-Scale Grey Mullet)

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Notes

Contributors

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Data Sources

Accessed through GBIF Data Portal March 01, 2008:

• Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum: Bishop Museum Natural History Specimen Data
• Canadian Museum of Nature: Canadian Museum of Nature Fish Collection
• Cornell University Museum of Vertebrates: Fish Collection
• FishBase: FishBase DiGIR Provider - Philippine Server
• Institute of Marine and Coastal Sciences, Rutgers University: A Biological Survey of the Waters of Woods Hole and Vacinity
• Institute of Marine and Coastal Sciences, Rutgers University: Atlantic Reference Centre (OBIS Canada)
• Institute of Marine and Coastal Sciences, Rutgers University: Bishop Museum Data (OBIS distribution) (USOBIS)
• Institute of Marine and Coastal Sciences, Rutgers University: Canadian Museum of Nature - Fish Collection (OBIS Canada)
• Institute of Marine and Coastal Sciences, Rutgers University: NOAA HML Tidal Creek Database
• Institute of Marine and Coastal Sciences, Rutgers University: NODC WOD01 Plankton Database
• Los Angeles County Museum of Natural History: Vertebrate specimens
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• Museum of Comparative Zoology, Harvard University: MCZ Fish Collection
• Royal Ontario Museum: Fish specimens
• Senckenberg: Collection Pisces
• UNIBIO, IBUNAM: CNPE/Coleccion Nacional de Peces
• University of Kansas Biodiversity Research Center: Fish Collection
• University of Minnesota Bell Museum of Natural History: Fish specimens

Identifiers

• Biodiversity Heritage Library NamebankID: 132296
• Catalogue of Life Accepted Name Code: Fis-22157
• Fishbase Species ID: 1086
• Global Biodiversity Information Facility Taxonkey: 13822154
• Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) Taxonomic Serial Number (TSN): 170336
• Natural Heritage Network Species Identifier: AFCQL02020
• Zipcode Zoo Species Identifier: 117068

Footnotes

1. Harrison, I.J. (1995). Mugilidae. Lisas. p. 1293-1298. In W. Fischer, F. Krupp, W. Schneider, C. Sommer, K.E. Carpenter and V. Niem (eds.) Guia FAO para Identification de Especies para lo Fines de la Pesca. Pacifico Centro-Oriental. 3 Vols. FAO, Rome. ... [back]
2. Lieske, E. and R. Myers (1994). Collins Pocket Guide. Coral reef fishes. Indo-Pacific & Caribbean including the Red Sea. Haper Collins Publishers, 400 p. [back]
3. Cervigón, F. (1993). Los peces marinos de Venezuela. Volume 2. Fundación Científica Los Roques, Caracas,Venezuela. 497 p. [back]
4. Keith, P., O.-Y. Le Bail and P. Planquette (2000). Atlas des poissons d'eau douce de Guyane (tome 2, fascicule I). Publications scientifiques du M.N.H.N, Paris, 286 p. [back]

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