Mugil cephalus Linnaeus, 1758 Recherche rapide

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  • DISTRIBUTION: Lien Faunafri
  • Bibliography : Thomson, 1963 .
  • Colour pattern : Diouf, 1991 | Thomson, 1984 .
  • Current distribution known : cosmopolitan species found in the coastal waters and estuaries of the tropical and subtropical zones of all seas .
  • Distribution_references : Thomson, 1984 .
  • Food habits / trophic level : feeds on small algae (diatoms and foraminifera) and other organic matter, both living and detrital, taken in with sand or mud .
  • Food habits / trophic level_references : Thomson, 1984 .
  • Genetics : Deef, 2018 | Durand et al., 2012a .
  • Habitat / home range : found in the coastal waters and estuaries of the tropical and subtropical zones; frequently ascends rivers into freshwater zone .
  • Morphology / anatomy : Diouf, 1991 | Thomson, 1984 .
  • Phylogeny : Deef, 2018 | Durand et al., 2012a .
  • Size : 900 mm TL .
  • Types :
    • Mugil ashanteensis Bleeker, 1863 a: 91. Type locality: "Ashantee". Holotype RMNH n° 1631.
    • Mugil cephalotus Valenciennes in Cuvier & Valenciennes, 1836: 110. Type locality: "Malabar, Pondichery". Syntypes (3) MNHN n° 8102, A-4645 and A-4698.
    • Mugil cephalus Linnaeus, 1758: 316. Type locality: "Oceano Europae". No type preserved.
    • Mugil our Forsskäl, 1775: 74. Type locality: "Red Sea". Holotype ZMUC n° 67 (see Klausewitz & Nielsen, 1965: 26, pl. 36, fig. 67).
    • Myxus caecutiens Günther, 1876 b: 397. Type locality: "Rodriguez". Syntypes BMNH n° 1877.12.10: 37 to 38.