WoRMS taxon details
Mugilidae Jarocki, 1822
Genus Agonostomus Bennett, 1832
Genus Aldrichetta Whitley, 1945
Genus Cestraeus Valenciennes, 1836
Genus Chaenomugil Gill, 1863
Genus Chelon Artedi, 1793
Genus Crenimugil Schultz, 1946
Genus Dajaus Valenciennes, 1836
Genus Ellochelon Whitley, 1930
Genus Gracilimugil Whitley, 1941
Genus Joturus Poey, 1860
Genus Minimugil Durand, Chen, Shen, Fu & Borsa, 2012
Genus Mugil Linnaeus, 1758
Genus Myxus Günther, 1861
Genus Neochelon Durand, Chen, Shen, Fu & Borsa, 2012
Genus Neomyxus Steindachner, 1878
Genus Oedalechilus Fowler, 1903
Genus Osteomugil Luther, 1982
Genus Parachelon Durand, Chen, Shen, Fu & Borsa, 2012
Genus Paramugil Ghasemzadeh, Ivantsoff & Aarn, 2004
Genus Planiliza Whitley, 1945
Genus Plicomugil Schultz in Schultz, Herald, Lachner, Welander & Woods, 1953
Genus Pseudomyxus Durand, Chen, Shen, Fu & Borsa, 2012
Genus Rhinomugil Gill, 1863
Genus Squalomugil Ogilby, 1908
Genus Trachystoma Ogilby, 1888
Genus Aeschrichthys MacLeay, 1883 accepted as Cestraeus Valenciennes, 1836 (synonym)
Genus Agonostoma Bennett, 1832 accepted as Agonostomus Bennett, 1832 (misspelling)
Genus Arnion Gistel, 1848 accepted as Mugil Linnaeus, 1758
Genus Crenimugli Schultz, 1946 accepted as Crenimugil Schultz, 1946 (misspelling)
Genus Ello Gistel, 1848 accepted as Mugil Linnaeus, 1758
Genus Gracimugil Whitley, 1941 accepted as Gracilimugil Whitley, 1941 (misspelling)
Genus Heteromugil Schultz, 1946 accepted as Liza Jordan & Swain, 1884 accepted as Chelon Artedi, 1793
Genus Juturus Poey, 1860 accepted as Joturus Poey, 1860 (misspelling)
Genus Lugil Linnaeus, 1758 accepted as Mugil Linnaeus, 1758 (misspelling)
Genus Moolgarda Whitley, 1945 accepted as Crenimugil Schultz, 1946 (synonym)
Genus Mugile Linnaeus, 1758 accepted as Mugil Linnaeus, 1758 (misspelling)
Genus Neomugil Vaillant, 1894 accepted as Agonostomus Bennett, 1832
Genus Nestis Valenciennes, 1836 accepted as Agonostomus Bennett, 1832
Genus Plicomungil Schultz in Schultz, Herald, Lachner, Welander & Woods, 1953 accepted as Plicomugil Schultz in Schultz, Herald, Lachner, Welander & Woods, 1953 (misspelling)
Genus Pteromugil Smith, 1948 accepted as Liza Jordan & Swain, 1884 accepted as Chelon Artedi, 1793
Genus Querimana Jordan & Gilbert, 1883 accepted as Mugil Linnaeus, 1758
Genus Valamugil Smith, 1948 accepted as Crenimugil Schultz, 1946 (junior synonym)
Genus Xenomugil Schultz, 1946 accepted as Mugil Linnaeus, 1758 (junior synonym)
Genus Liza Jordan & Swain, 1884 accepted as Chelon Artedi, 1793 (uncertain, synonym)
Genus Aldrichetta Whitley, 1945
Genus Cestraeus Valenciennes, 1836
Genus Chaenomugil Gill, 1863
Genus Chelon Artedi, 1793
Genus Crenimugil Schultz, 1946
Genus Dajaus Valenciennes, 1836
Genus Ellochelon Whitley, 1930
Genus Gracilimugil Whitley, 1941
Genus Joturus Poey, 1860
Genus Minimugil Durand, Chen, Shen, Fu & Borsa, 2012
Genus Mugil Linnaeus, 1758
Genus Myxus Günther, 1861
Genus Neochelon Durand, Chen, Shen, Fu & Borsa, 2012
Genus Neomyxus Steindachner, 1878
Genus Oedalechilus Fowler, 1903
Genus Osteomugil Luther, 1982
Genus Parachelon Durand, Chen, Shen, Fu & Borsa, 2012
Genus Paramugil Ghasemzadeh, Ivantsoff & Aarn, 2004
Genus Planiliza Whitley, 1945
Genus Plicomugil Schultz in Schultz, Herald, Lachner, Welander & Woods, 1953
Genus Pseudomyxus Durand, Chen, Shen, Fu & Borsa, 2012
Genus Rhinomugil Gill, 1863
Genus Squalomugil Ogilby, 1908
Genus Trachystoma Ogilby, 1888
Genus Aeschrichthys MacLeay, 1883 accepted as Cestraeus Valenciennes, 1836 (synonym)
Genus Agonostoma Bennett, 1832 accepted as Agonostomus Bennett, 1832 (misspelling)
Genus Arnion Gistel, 1848 accepted as Mugil Linnaeus, 1758
Genus Crenimugli Schultz, 1946 accepted as Crenimugil Schultz, 1946 (misspelling)
Genus Ello Gistel, 1848 accepted as Mugil Linnaeus, 1758
Genus Gracimugil Whitley, 1941 accepted as Gracilimugil Whitley, 1941 (misspelling)
Genus Heteromugil Schultz, 1946 accepted as Liza Jordan & Swain, 1884 accepted as Chelon Artedi, 1793
Genus Juturus Poey, 1860 accepted as Joturus Poey, 1860 (misspelling)
Genus Lugil Linnaeus, 1758 accepted as Mugil Linnaeus, 1758 (misspelling)
Genus Moolgarda Whitley, 1945 accepted as Crenimugil Schultz, 1946 (synonym)
Genus Mugile Linnaeus, 1758 accepted as Mugil Linnaeus, 1758 (misspelling)
Genus Neomugil Vaillant, 1894 accepted as Agonostomus Bennett, 1832
Genus Nestis Valenciennes, 1836 accepted as Agonostomus Bennett, 1832
Genus Plicomungil Schultz in Schultz, Herald, Lachner, Welander & Woods, 1953 accepted as Plicomugil Schultz in Schultz, Herald, Lachner, Welander & Woods, 1953 (misspelling)
Genus Pteromugil Smith, 1948 accepted as Liza Jordan & Swain, 1884 accepted as Chelon Artedi, 1793
Genus Querimana Jordan & Gilbert, 1883 accepted as Mugil Linnaeus, 1758
Genus Valamugil Smith, 1948 accepted as Crenimugil Schultz, 1946 (junior synonym)
Genus Xenomugil Schultz, 1946 accepted as Mugil Linnaeus, 1758 (junior synonym)
Genus Liza Jordan & Swain, 1884 accepted as Chelon Artedi, 1793 (uncertain, synonym)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Not documented
Description Chiefly marine (coastal) and brackish water. Some in freshwater. Distribution: all tropical and temperate seas. Spinous and...
Description Chiefly marine (coastal) and brackish water. Some in freshwater. Distribution: all tropical and temperate seas. Spinous and soft dorsal fins widely separate, the former with 4 spines. Pelvic fins subabdominal. One spine in pelvic fin; soft rays 5. Lateral line hardly visible when present. Mouth of moderate size. Toothless or teeth small. Long gill rakers. Muscular stomach; extremely long intestine. Vertebrae 24-26. About 0.9 m maximum length. [details]
Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2023). FishBase. Mugilidae Jarocki, 1822. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=125546 on 2023-09-29
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taxonomy source
Van Der Laan, R.; Eschmeyer, W. N.; Fricke, R. (2014). Family-group names of Recent fishes. <em>Zootaxa.</em> 3882(1): 1-230., available online at https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.3882.1.1 [details] Available for editors 
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context source (PeRMS) Chirichigno, N.; Cornejo, M. (2001). Catálogo comentado de los peces marinos del Perú. <em>2ª ed. Instituto del Mar de Perú. Publicación Especial. Callao.</em> 314 p. [details]
basis of record van der Land, J.; Costello, M.J.; Zavodnik, D.; Santos, R.S.; Porteiro, F.M.; Bailly, N.; Eschmeyer, W.N.; Froese, R. (2001). Pisces, <B><I>in</I></B>: Costello, M.J. <i>et al.</i> (Ed.) (2001). <i>European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels,</i> 50: pp. 357-374 (look up in IMIS) [details]
additional source Fricke, R., Eschmeyer, W. N. & Van der Laan, R. (eds). (2022). ECoF. Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes: Genera, Species, References. <em>California Academy of Sciences. San Francisco.</em> Electronic version accessed dd mmm 2022., available online at http://researcharchive.calacademy.org/research/Ichthyology/catalog/fishcatmain.asp [details]
[request] context source (PeRMS) Chirichigno, N.; Cornejo, M. (2001). Catálogo comentado de los peces marinos del Perú. <em>2ª ed. Instituto del Mar de Perú. Publicación Especial. Callao.</em> 314 p. [details]
basis of record van der Land, J.; Costello, M.J.; Zavodnik, D.; Santos, R.S.; Porteiro, F.M.; Bailly, N.; Eschmeyer, W.N.; Froese, R. (2001). Pisces, <B><I>in</I></B>: Costello, M.J. <i>et al.</i> (Ed.) (2001). <i>European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels,</i> 50: pp. 357-374 (look up in IMIS) [details]
additional source Fricke, R., Eschmeyer, W. N. & Van der Laan, R. (eds). (2022). ECoF. Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes: Genera, Species, References. <em>California Academy of Sciences. San Francisco.</em> Electronic version accessed dd mmm 2022., available online at http://researcharchive.calacademy.org/research/Ichthyology/catalog/fishcatmain.asp [details]
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
From other sources
Description Chiefly marine (coastal) and brackish water. Some in freshwater. Distribution: all tropical and temperate seas. Spinous and soft dorsal fins widely separate, the former with 4 spines. Pelvic fins subabdominal. One spine in pelvic fin; soft rays 5. Lateral line hardly visible when present. Mouth of moderate size. Toothless or teeth small. Long gill rakers. Muscular stomach; extremely long intestine. Vertebrae 24-26. About 0.9 m maximum length. [details]
| Language | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| Dutch | harder | [details] |
| English | mullets | [details] |
| French | mulet | [details] |
| German | MeeräschenMeeräsche | [details] |
| Japanese | ボラ科 | [details] |
| Norwegian Bokmål | multefamilien | [details] |
| Norwegian Nynorsk | multefamilien | [details] |
| Swedish | multar | [details] |
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL)
To European Nucleotide Archive (ENA)
To Genbank
To NMNH Extant Collection (Mugilidae FIN030958 Slide 120 mm)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Muglidae USNM 370303 photograph lateral view)
To ITIS
To European Nucleotide Archive (ENA)
To Genbank
To NMNH Extant Collection (Mugilidae FIN030958 Slide 120 mm)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Muglidae USNM 370303 photograph lateral view)
To ITIS
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