Galapagos Species Database

Taxon category: Accepted

Syn.: Arnion cephalus (Linnaeus, 1758), Ello cephalus (Linnaeus, 1758), Mugil albula Linnaeus, 1766, Mugil ashanteensis Bleeker, 1863, Mugil cephalas Linnaeus, 1758, Mugil cephalotus Valenciennes, 1836, Mugil cephalus ashanteensis Bleeker, 1863, Mugil cephalus cephalus Linnaeus, 1758, Mugil cephalus rammelsbergi Tschudi, 1846, Mugil crenilabis our Forsskål, 1775, Mugil dobula Günther, 1861, Mugil gelatinosus Klunzinger, 1872, Mugil grandis Castelnau, 1879, Mugil hypselosoma Ogilby, 1897, Mugil japonicus Temminck & Schlegel, 1845, Mugil lineatus Valenciennes, 1836, Mugil mexicanus Steindachner, 1876, Mugil muelleri Klunzinger, 1879, Mugil mulleri Klunzinger, 1879, Mugil our Forsskål, 1775, Mugil peruanus Hildebrand, 1946, Mugil provensalis Risso, 1810, Mugil rammelsbergii Tschudi, 1846, Mugil tang Bloch, 1794, Mugil vulpinus Nardo, 1847, Myxus barnardi Gilchrist & Thompson, 1914, Myxus caecutiens Günther, 1876, Myxus pacificus Steindachner, 1900, Myxus superficialis Klunzinger, 1870 (Horton et al., 2021). Note: Pers comm Jean-Dominique y Benjamin Victor, M. galapagensis will probably be restored, further genetic studies are required.

Origin: Native

Map of specimen collection localities or observation records for this species in our collections database.

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