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Mugil cephalus Linnaeus, 1758

Flathead grey mullet
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Native range | All suitable habitat | Point map | Year 2050
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Common names: Loban, Striped mullet, лобан
Occurrence: introduced
Salinity: freshwater
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Uses: no uses
Comments: Found in the coastal waters of Primor'e and Sakhalin, and the Tatar Strait (Ref. 26334). Recorded from Kuban River (Ref. 58296). Introduced into Caspian Sea (Ref. 2804). Also Ref. 6375, 37812. EurRus
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Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/rs.html
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Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Blanc, M., J.-L. Gaudet, P. Banarescu and J.-C. Hureau, 1971
National Database:

Common names from other countries

Mulet à grosse tête, Pardete, 鲻, ... more

Klassifizierung / Names Namen | Synonyme | Catalog of Fishes(Gattung, Arten) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

> Mugiliformes (Mullets) > Mugilidae (Mullets)
Etymology: Mugil: Latin, mugil, -ilis = grey mullet (Ref. 45335);  cephalus: cephalus meaning head (Ref. 10294).
  More on author: Linnaeus.

Issue
Genetic data indicate that Mugil cephalus is globally a complex of species, At least 14 species (incl. former synonyms) have been recognized. The name should be applied only in North-East Atlantic and Mediterranean, Where species are sympatric, genetic and ecological data have confirmed the species validity (Refs. 89471,123406; 123405).

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ökologie

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