Mugil curema

Mugil curema
White Mullet – Mugil curema
FamilyScientific NameAuthorYearCommon Name
MugilidaeMugil curemaValenciennes1836White Mullet

Mugil curema

Unique Characters: Robust silvery body that is round in cross section. Well-developed adipose eyelid. Second dorsal and anal fins well-scaled, with small scales over all parts of the fin

Similar Species:

Striped Mullet Mugil cephalus. Robust silvery body that is round in cross section. Many stripes on the sides; absent in very young individuals. Well-developed adipose eyelid. Second dorsal fin and anal fin unscaled or weakly scaled.

Mugil cephalus
Striped Mullet – Mugil cephalus
Mugil cephalus
Striped Mullet – Mugil cephalus

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