Common Names
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Common Names in Albanian:
Qefulli I Vjeshtes
Common Names in Arabic:
Boûry Dhehbân, Bo˚ry Dhehbân, Bory Dhehbn
Common Names in Catalan:
Cap-Pla, Llissa De Cap Pla
Common Names in Croatian:
Brena, Cipal Balavac, Crnac, Plavic, Plavić, Šupljak
Common Names in Danish:
Multe, Tyndlæbet Multe, Tyndlbet Multe
Common Names in Dutch:
Dunlipharder, Dunlippige Harder
Common Names in English:
Grey Mullet, Haarder, Mowel, Mullet, Thin-Lipped Grey Mullet, Thinlip Barb, Thinlip Grey Mullet, Thinlip Mullet, Thinlipped Mullet
Common Names in Finnish:
Ohuthuulikeltti
Common Names in French:
Gaouta-Roussa, Meil, Meuille, Meuille Blanc, Muge Calusse, Muge Capiton, Muge-Capiton, Mujon, Mule, Mulet, Mulet Blanc, Mulet Calusse, Mulet Capiton, Mulet Porc, Mulet-Capiton, Porc-Mullet, Porqua, Porqué, Porqu, Ramada, Yol Nègre, Yol Ngre
Common Names in German:
Dünnlippen-Meeräsche, Dünnlippige Meeräsche, Dnnlippen-Meersche, Dnnlippige Meersche, Großköpfige Dünnlippige Meeräsche, Grokpfige Dnnlippige Meersche, Meeräsche, Meersche
Common Names in Greek:
Γεράνι, Λαγιάδα, Λαυκίνος, Μαυράκι, Τζεράνι, Γεράνι, Λαυκίνος, Λαγιάδα, Μαυράκι, Τζεράνι, Képhalos, Kephalopoulo, Kphalos, Mavraki
Common Names in Greek, Modern (1453):
Képhalos, Mavraki
Common Names in Icelandic:
Röndungur, Rndungur
Common Names in Italian:
Acuccotto, Batauro, Botolo, Caosteo, Capacchiolo, Caparello, Caustelo, Caustelon, Cavastel, Cefalo, Cefalo Calamita, Cefalu, Cefalu 'i Caruvana, Cefaluni, Cefaro Mazzone, Cefolo, Chiavon, Ciefl, Firzetta, Garzalonghe, Gevulu, Lissa, Mazzuni, Muggine, Muggine Calamita, Mulettu Tistuni, Musai, Museu, Terzanin, Testone, Varagozzu, Volpino, Vrnzulu, Vraute, Vrànzulu
Common Names in Japanese:
Bora
Common Names in Maltese:
Mulett, Mulett Ta' L'imcarrat
Common Names in Mandarin Chinese:
薄唇鯔, 薄唇鯔, 薄唇鲻
Common Names in Norwegian:
Multe, Tynnleppet Multe
Common Names in Polish:
Mugil Ramada
Common Names in Portuguese:
Alvor, Corveo, Fataça-Do-Ribatejo, Fataa-Do-Ribatejo, Moleca, Muge, Mugem, Oirives, Taínha, Tainha, Tainha-Fataça, Tainha-Fataa
Common Names in Romanian:
Platarin
Common Names in Rumanian:
Platarin
Common Names in Russian:
Kefal, Ramada
Common Names in Serbian:
Cipli
Common Names in Slovene:
Tenkousti Cipelj
Common Names in Slovenian:
Tenkousti Cipelj
Common Names in Spanish:
Capiton, Galupe, Ilisa Aguda, Ilisa Calua Negra, Ilisa Cap Pl, Ilisa Cap Plá, Lisa, Lizarra, Morragute, Mujol, Mule, Muxo, Sama, Yama
Common Names in Swedish:
Multe, Tunnläppad Multe, Tunnlppad Multe
Common Names in Turkish:
Ciran Baligi, Ciran Balığı, Gularya Baligi, Gularya Balığı, Has Kefal, Kefal, Pulatarina Baligi, Pulatarina Balığı
Common Names in Ukrainian:
Golovach
Description
Family Mugilidae
Distribution: all tropical and temperate seas . Chiefly marine (coastal) and brackish water; some in freshwater (Liza abu only in fresh and estuaries). Spinous (4 spines) and soft dorsal fins widely separated. Pelvic fins subabdominal; 1 spine, 5 soft rays . 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. Maximum length about 90 cm. Travel in schools and feed on fine algae, diatoms , and detritus of bottom sediments. Important food fishes .The family Mugilidae belongs to the Class Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes) and the Order Perciformes. It contains 17 genera and 80 species. It may be found in Marine, Brackish , and Freshwater environments and is primarily Marine. Members of this family are not used in the aquarium trade. Reproductively, most members of this family are nonguarders. The main mode of swimming of adult fish in this family is subcarangiform. Compared with other fish, the activity level of this family tends to be normal. Members of this family have been dated back to the Oligocene epoch of the Tertiary period. This family may be found from 62° n to 45° s and 125° w to 180° e. Etymology of this family name : Latin, mugil, -ilis = grey mullet
Habitat
Typically found at an altitude of 0 to 818 meters (0 to 2,684 feet).Mean = 39.430 meters (129.364 feet), Standard Deviation = 395.670 based on 72 observations. Altitude information for each observation from British Oceanographic Data Centre.
Biome: Fresh water , brackish water, saltwater . Pelagic .
Biology
Diet
Feeds on epiphytic algae, detritus and small benthic or planktonic organisms , pelagic eggs and larvae.
Migration
Migratory species (Ref. 51442). Spawning takes place at sea near the coast during gatherings between September and February (Ref. 30578, Ref. 51442). The eggs develop in the sea and juveniles colonize the littoral zone and estuaries (Ref. 51442). The adults enter the lower parts of the rivers (Ref. 51442). They live usually inshore , entering lagoons and estuaries and rivers between temperatures 8-24°C.
Taxonomy
- Domain:
Eukaryota
(
)
- Whittaker & Margulis,1978
- Kingdom:
Animalia
(
)
- Linnaeus, 1758
- animals
- Subkingdom:
Bilateria
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)
- (Hatschek, 1888) Cavalier-Smith, 1983
- Branch:
Deuterostomia
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)
- Grobben, 1908
- Infrakingdom:
Chordonia
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)
- (Haeckel, 1874) Cavalier-Smith, 1998
- Phylum:
Chordata
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)
- Bateson, 1885
- Chordates
- Subphylum:
Vertebrata
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)
- Cuvier, 1812
- Vertebrates
- Infraphylum:
Gnathostomata
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)
- Auct.
- Jawed Vertebrates
- Superclass:
Osteichthyes
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)
- Huxley, 1880
- Bony Fishes
- Class:
Actinopterygii
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)
- Huxley, 1880
- Ray-Finned Fishes
- Subclass:
Actinopterygii
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)
- Ray-Finned Fishes
- Infraclass:
Actinopteri
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)
- Cohort:
Clupeocephala
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)
- Superorder:
Acanthopterygii
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)
- Order:
Perciformes
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)
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- Suborder:
Mugiloidei
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)
- Suborder:
Mugiloidei
(
- Order:
Perciformes
(
- Superorder:
Acanthopterygii
(
- Cohort:
Clupeocephala
(
- Infraclass:
Actinopteri
(
- Subclass:
Actinopterygii
(
- Class:
Actinopterygii
(
- Superclass:
Osteichthyes
(
- Infraphylum:
Gnathostomata
(
- Subphylum:
Vertebrata
(
- Phylum:
Chordata
(
- Infrakingdom:
Chordonia
(
- Branch:
Deuterostomia
(
- Subkingdom:
Bilateria
(
- Kingdom:
Animalia
(
Ambiguous Synonyms
- Mugil britannicus Hancock, 1830
- Mugil caustelus Nardo, 1847
- Mugil octoradiatus (non Günther, 1861)
Unambiguous Synonyms
- Liza alosoides Fowler, 1903
- Liza capito (Cuvier, 1829)
- Liza ramada (Risso, 1810)
- Mugil capito Cuvier, 1829
- Mugil cephalus subsp. ramado Risso, 1810
- Mugil dubahra Valenciennes, 1836
- Mugil petherici Gnther, 1861
- Mugil ramada Risso, 1810
- Mugil ramado Risso, 1810
- Myxus maroccensis Mohr, 1927
Notes
Name Status: Accepted Name . Latest taxonomic scrutiny: Group expert : Harrison I.
Similar Species
Members of the genus Liza
There are approximately 78 species in this genus:
L. abu (Abu Mullet) · L. affinis (Eastern Keelback Mullet) · L. alata (Basket Mullet) · L. aligolepis · L. amarula · L. amarulus · L. argentea (Flat-Tail Mullet) · L. aurata (Golden Grey Mullet) · L. borneensis · L. buchanani · L. caeruleo-maculatus · L. caeruleomaculata · L. caerulo-maculata · L. caerulomaculatus · L. carinata (Keeled Mullet) · L. carinata carinata · L. carinatus · L. coeruleomaculata · L. coeruleomaculatus · L. cunnesius · L. curema · L. dumerili (Brasilian Mullet) · L. dumerilli · L. engeli · L. falcipinnis (Mullet) · L. grandisquamis (Large-Scale Mullet) · L. haemalocheta · L. haematocheilus (So-Iny Mullet) · L. haematochilus · L. hamiltoni · L. joyneri borealis · L. klunzingeri (Klunzinger's Mullet) · L. labrosus · L. lauvergnii · L. luciae · L. macrolepis (Berneo-Mullet) · L. maderensis · L. mandapamensis · L. melinoptera (Blackfin Mullet) · L. menada borealis · L. melinoptera · L. parmata (Big-Eye Mullet) · L. melinoptera · L. parsia (Gold-Spot Mullet) · L. macrolepis · L. peroni · L. persicus (Persian Mullet) · L. perusii · L. petherici · L. tade · L. raigiensis · L. richardsonii · L. ramado (Grey Mullet) · L. ramsayi (Ramsay's Mullet) · L. richardsonii (Mullet) · L. richardsonius · L. saliens (Leaping Gray Mullet) · L. saliens furcata · L. saliens hoefleri · L. spp · L. subriodis · L. subviaides · L. subvirides · L. subviridis (Dussumier's Mullet) · L. subviridus · L. tade (Green-Back Mullet) · L. tricuspidens (Striped Mullet) · L. trocheli · L. trochelii · L. troschelii · L. vaigiensis (Blackfin Mullet) · L. vaigriensis · L. vargiensis · L. waigiennsis · L. waigiensis · L. richardsonii · L. affinis · L. ramado
Bibliography
- Ben-Tuvia, A. (1986). Mugilidae. p. 1197-1204. In P.J.P. Whitehead, M.-L. Bauchot, J.-C. Hureau, J. Nielsen and E. Tortonese (eds.) Fishes of the North-eastern Atlantic and Mediterranean. Volume 3. UNESCO, Paris.
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- Keith, P. and J. Allardi (coord.) (2001). Atlas des poissons d'eau douce de France. Patrimoines naturels, 47: 387 p. Paris: MNHN.
- Koli, L. (1990). Suomen kalat. [Fishes of Finland] Werner Söderström Osakeyhtiö. Helsinki. 357 p. (in Finnish).
- Lanfranco, G.G. (1993). The fish around Malta. Progress Press Co., Ltd., Malta.
- Marceta, B. (1999). Check-list of the fishes of the Gulf of Trieste (North Adriatic Sea) In prep. Provided on spreadsheet to FishBase (19 Jan 1999)
- Mugiliden-Studien I - IV.- Zool. Jb. 54: 177-202, Jena.
- Muus, B. and P. Dahlström (1978). Meeresfische der Ostsee, der Nordsee, des Atlantiks. BLV Verlagsgesellschaft, München. 244 p.
- Sanches, J.G. (1991). Catálogo dos principais peixes marinhos da República de Guiné-Bissau. Publicações avulsas do I.N.I.P. No. 16. 429 p.
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Notes
Contributors
- Bisby, F.A., Y.R. Roskov, M.A. Ruggiero, T.M. Orrell, L.E. Paglinawan, P.W. Brewer, N. Bailly, J. van Hertum, eds (2007). Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life: 2007 Annual Checklist. Species 2000: Reading, U.K.
- Brands, S.J. (comp.) 1989-2006. Systema Naturae 2000. The Taxonomicon. Universal Taxonomic Services, Amsterdam, The Netherlands. Accessed October 4, 2006.
- FishBase 2006.
- Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Accessed December 20, 2007. http://www.gbif.org Mediated distribution data from 12 providers.
- MBLWHOI Library: Universal Biological Index and Organizer. uBio.org accessed July 18, 2008.
Data Sources
Accessed through GBIF Data Portal December 20, 2007:
- Senckenberg, Collection Pisces
Identifiers
- Biodiversity Heritage Library NamebankID: 3408371
- Catalogue of Life Accepted Name Code: Fis-150690
- Fishbase Species ID: 4583
- Global Biodiversity Information Facility Taxonkey: 13551282
- Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) Taxonomic Serial Number (TSN): 630328
- Zipcode Zoo Species Identifier: 115600
