Crenimugil is a genus of mullets found in coastal marine waters and rivers in the Indo-Pacific region.
| Crenimugil | |
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| Fringelip Mullet (C. crenilabis) | |
Scientific classification 
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| 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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Species edit
Four species are currently recognised as comprising the genus Crenimugil:[2]
- Crenimugil buchanani (Bleeker, 1853) (Bluetail mullet)
- Crenimugil crenilabis (Forsskål, 1775) (Fringelip mullet)
- Crenimugil heterocheilos (Bleeker, 1855) (Half fringelip mullet)
- Crenimugil pedaraki Valenciennes, 1836 (Longfin mullet)
- Crenimugil seheli (Forsskål, 1775) (Bluespot mullet)
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]
References edit
- ^ Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Crenimugil". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 29 October 2018.
- ^ Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2018). Species of Crenimugil in FishBase. June 2018 version.
- ^ Durand, J.-D., Shen, K.-N., Chen, W.-J., Jamandre, B.-W., Blel, H., Diop, K., et al. 2012. Systematics of the grey mullets (Teleostei: Mugiliformes: Mugilidae): molecular phylogenetic evidence challenges two centuries of morphology-based taxonomy. Mol. Phylogenet. Evol. 64, 73–92. doi: 10.1016/j.ympev.2012.03.006
- ^ Durand, J.-D., W.-J. Chen, K.-N. Shen, C. Fu, & P. Borsa. 2012. Genus-level taxonomic changes implied b mitochondrial phylogeny of grey mullets (Teleostei: Mugilidae). Comptes Rendus Biologies, 335: 687-697.
- ^ Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Mugil pedaraki". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 30 October 2018.
External links edit
- Crenimugil crenilabis at FishBase
- Crenimugil heterocheilos at FishBase