Mugil cephalus Linnaeus, 1758 Recherche rapide

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  • DISTRIBUTION: Lien Faunafri
  • Bibliography : Thomson, 1963 .
  • Current distribution known : cosmopolitan species found in the coastal waters and estuaries of the tropical and subtropical zones of all seas .
  • Habitat : "found in the coastal waters and estuaries of the tropical and subtropical zones; frequently ascends rivers into freshwater zone .
  • Size : 700 mm TL, weight 5 to 6 kg .
  • Types :
    • Mugil ashanteensis Bleeker, 1863 a: 91. Type locality: "Ashantee". Holotype RMNH n° 1631.
    • Mugil cephalotus Valenciennes in Cuvier & Valenciennes, 1836: 110. Type locality: "Malabar, Pondichery". Syntypes (3) MNHN n° 8102, A-4645 and A-4698.
    • Mugil cephalus Linnaeus, 1758: 316. Type locality: "Oceano Europae". No type preserved.
    • Mugil oeur Forsskäl, 1775: 74. Type locality: "Red Sea". Holotype ZMUC n° 67 (see Klausewitz & Nielsen, 1965: 26, pl. 36, fig. 67).
    • Myxus caecutiens Günther, 1876 b: 397. Type locality: "Rodriguez". Syntypes BMNH n° 1877.12.10: 37 to 38.