WoRMS taxon details
Mugil curema Valenciennes, 1836
159416 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:159416)
accepted
Species
Liza curema (Valenciennes, 1836) · unaccepted
Mugil metzelaari Chabanaud, 1926 · unaccepted
Mugil petrosus Valenciennes, 1836 · unaccepted
Myxus harengus Günther, 1861 · unaccepted
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Cuvier, G.; Valenciennes, A. (1836). Histoire naturelle des poissons. <em>Tome onzième. Livre treizième. De la famille des Mugiloïdes. Livre quatorzième. De la famille des Gobioïdes.</em> v. 11: i-xx + 1-506 + 2 pp., Pls. 307-343. [details]
Distribution Western Atlantic: Nova Scotia, but uncommon north of Cape Cod, Bermuda, and northern Gulf of Mexico to southern Brazil
Distribution Western Atlantic: Nova Scotia, but uncommon north of Cape Cod, Bermuda, and northern Gulf of Mexico to southern Brazil [details]
Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2023). FishBase. Mugil curema Valenciennes, 1836. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=159416 on 2023-05-30
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original description
Cuvier, G.; Valenciennes, A. (1836). Histoire naturelle des poissons. <em>Tome onzième. Livre treizième. De la famille des Mugiloïdes. Livre quatorzième. De la famille des Gobioïdes.</em> v. 11: i-xx + 1-506 + 2 pp., Pls. 307-343. [details]
context source (Bermuda) Smith-Vaniz, W. F.; Collette, B. B.; Luckhurst, B. E (1999). Fishes of Bermuda: History, zoogeography, annotated checklist, and identification keys (American Society of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists - Special Publication No.4) . ASIH, 424 pp. [details]
basis of record Collette, B. B., ; Klein-MacPhee, G. (2002). Bigelow and Schroeder's Fishes of the Gulf of Maine. <em>Smithsonian Institution Press.</em> 1-748. [details]
additional source Scott, W.B.; Scott, M.G. (1988). Atlantic fishes of Canada. <em>Canadian Bulletin of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences.</em> No. 219. 731 pp. [details]
additional source Welshman, D.; Kohler, S; Black, J.; and L. Van Guelpen. (2003). An atlas of distributions of Canadian Atlantic fishes. , available online at http://epe.lac-bac.gc.ca/100/205/301/ic/cdc/FishAtlas/default.htm [details]
additional source McEachran, J. D. (2009). Fishes (Vertebrata: Pisces) of the Gulf of Mexico, Pp. 1223–1316 in: Felder, D.L. and D.K. Camp (eds.), Gulf of Mexico–Origins, Waters, and Biota. Biodiversity. Texas A&M Press, College Station, Texas. [details]
additional source Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2023). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (02/2023)., available online at https://www.fishbase.org [details]
context source (Bermuda) Smith-Vaniz, W. F.; Collette, B. B.; Luckhurst, B. E (1999). Fishes of Bermuda: History, zoogeography, annotated checklist, and identification keys (American Society of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists - Special Publication No.4) . ASIH, 424 pp. [details]
basis of record Collette, B. B., ; Klein-MacPhee, G. (2002). Bigelow and Schroeder's Fishes of the Gulf of Maine. <em>Smithsonian Institution Press.</em> 1-748. [details]
additional source Scott, W.B.; Scott, M.G. (1988). Atlantic fishes of Canada. <em>Canadian Bulletin of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences.</em> No. 219. 731 pp. [details]
additional source Welshman, D.; Kohler, S; Black, J.; and L. Van Guelpen. (2003). An atlas of distributions of Canadian Atlantic fishes. , available online at http://epe.lac-bac.gc.ca/100/205/301/ic/cdc/FishAtlas/default.htm [details]
additional source McEachran, J. D. (2009). Fishes (Vertebrata: Pisces) of the Gulf of Mexico, Pp. 1223–1316 in: Felder, D.L. and D.K. Camp (eds.), Gulf of Mexico–Origins, Waters, and Biota. Biodiversity. Texas A&M Press, College Station, Texas. [details]
additional source Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2023). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (02/2023)., available online at https://www.fishbase.org [details]





From other sources
Diet Feeds on microscopic or filamentous algae and small juveniles of planktonic organisms [details]Distribution Western Atlantic: Nova Scotia, but uncommon north of Cape Cod, Bermuda, and northern Gulf of Mexico to southern Brazil [details]
Habitat nektonic [details]
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. [details]
Importance Social- Commercial, fishery, aquaculture and bait [details]
Reproduction Reproduction occurs between March and August. Spawns several million eggs provided with a notable yolk [details]
Language | Name | |
---|---|---|
English | white mulletsilverside mulletblue-black mullet | [details] |
Spanish | lisa blanca | [details] |
To Barcode of Life (252 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (184 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (33 publications) (from synonym Myxus harengus Günther, 1861)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (36 publications) (from synonym Mugil petrosus Valenciennes, 1836)
To European Nucleotide Archive (ENA)
To European Nucleotide Archive (ENA) (from synonym Mugil metzelaari Chabanaud, 1926)
To FishBase (from synonym Liza curema (Valenciennes, 1836))
To FishBase (from synonym Mugil metzelaari Chabanaud, 1926)
To FishBase (from synonym Mugil petrosus Valenciennes, 1836)
To FishBase (from synonym Myxus harengus Günther, 1861)
To FishBase
To FishBase images (Mugil curema, by Randall, J.E.)
To GenBank (487 nucleotides; 380 proteins)
To GenBank (6 nucleotides; 2 proteins) (from synonym Mugil metzelaari Chabanaud, 1926)
To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Mugil curema RAD118725-001)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Mugil curema USNM 406425 photograph lateral view)
To ITIS
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (184 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (33 publications) (from synonym Myxus harengus Günther, 1861)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (36 publications) (from synonym Mugil petrosus Valenciennes, 1836)
To European Nucleotide Archive (ENA)
To European Nucleotide Archive (ENA) (from synonym Mugil metzelaari Chabanaud, 1926)
To FishBase (from synonym Liza curema (Valenciennes, 1836))
To FishBase (from synonym Mugil metzelaari Chabanaud, 1926)
To FishBase (from synonym Mugil petrosus Valenciennes, 1836)
To FishBase (from synonym Myxus harengus Günther, 1861)
To FishBase
To FishBase images (Mugil curema, by Randall, J.E.)
To GenBank (487 nucleotides; 380 proteins)
To GenBank (6 nucleotides; 2 proteins) (from synonym Mugil metzelaari Chabanaud, 1926)
To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Mugil curema RAD118725-001)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Mugil curema USNM 406425 photograph lateral view)
To ITIS