Crenimugil | |
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Fringelip Mullet (C. crenilabis) | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Mugiliformes |
Family: | Mugilidae |
Genus: |
Crenimugil L. P. Schultz, 1946 |
Type species | |
Mugil crenilabis Forsskål 1775
[1]
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Synonyms | |
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Crenimugil is a genus of
mullets found in coastal marine waters and rivers in the
Indo-Pacific region.
Four species are currently recognised as comprising the genus Crenimugil: [2]
The half-fringelip mullet (Crenimugil heterocheilos), usually assigned to Crenimugil, appears to belong to a separate genus, Paracrenimugil, based on DNA-based cladistic analysis. [3] [4] In addition, the longfin mullet (Crenimugil pedaraki) is listed by some authorities in the separate genus Moolgarda. [5]
Crenimugil | |
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Fringelip Mullet (C. crenilabis) | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Mugiliformes |
Family: | Mugilidae |
Genus: |
Crenimugil L. P. Schultz, 1946 |
Type species | |
Mugil crenilabis Forsskål 1775
[1]
| |
Synonyms | |
|
Crenimugil is a genus of
mullets found in coastal marine waters and rivers in the
Indo-Pacific region.
Four species are currently recognised as comprising the genus Crenimugil: [2]
The half-fringelip mullet (Crenimugil heterocheilos), usually assigned to Crenimugil, appears to belong to a separate genus, Paracrenimugil, based on DNA-based cladistic analysis. [3] [4] In addition, the longfin mullet (Crenimugil pedaraki) is listed by some authorities in the separate genus Moolgarda. [5]