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  • Mugil cephalus
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Scientific Name Mugil cephalus    Linnaeus, 1758
Common Name Flathead Grey Mullet
Type Locality European sea, Europe.
Synonym(s) Arnion cephalus, Ello cephalus, Mugil albula, Mugil ashanteensis, Mugil berlandieri, Mugil camptosiensis, Mugil catalarum, Mugil cephalas, Mugil cephalotus, Mugil cephalus ashanteensis, Mugil cephalus cephalus, Mugil cephalus cestreo, Mugil cephalus chelone, Mugil cephalus myxone, Mugil cephalus rammelsbergi, Mugil ciliilabis, Mugil constantiae, Mugil crenilabis our, Mugil dobula, Mugil gelatinosus
Etymology Mugil: Latin, mugil, -ilis = grey mullet. 
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Size 1000mm or 39.4" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp.
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Distribution Cosmopolitan in coastal waters of the tropical, subtropical and temperate zones of all seas. Eastern Pacific: California, USA to Chile. Western Pacific: Japan to Australia. Western Indian Ocean: from India to South Africa. Western Atlantic: Nova Scotia, Canada to Brazil; Cape Cod to southern Gulf of Mexico; absent in the Bahamas and most of West Indies and Caribbean. Eastern Atlantic: Bay of Biscay to South Africa, including the Mediterranean Sea and Black Sea. Reported in Sea of Okhotsk.
IUCN Red List Category
Least Concern
, range map and more is available on the IUCN species page. Last assessed 2018.
Other Parameters Lives in freshwater, brackish and marine conditions. Found in coastal waters, entering estuaries and rivers.
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Breeding Reproduction takes place at sea, where vast numbers of eggs are scattered by the female.
Breeding Reports There is no breeding report.
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Reference Systema Naturae, Ed. X v. 1, pp 316.
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Last Update 2025 Jan 01 13:05 (species record created: 2014 Nov 11 07:35)