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Diapterus limnaeus Schultz, 1949
Liza curema (Valenciennes, 1836)
Mugil petrosus Valenciennes, 1836
Myxus harengus Gunther, 1861

Eukaryota; Metazoa; Chordata; Craniata; Vertebrata; Euteleostomi; Actinopterygii; Neopterygii; Teleostei; Neoteleostei; Acanthomorphata; Ovalentaria; Mugilomorphae; Mugilidae.

Angola; Nigeria; Cameroon; Ghana; Ivory Coast; Liberia; Senegal; Guinea; Sierra Leone; USA; Mexico; Canada; Brazil; Argentina; Colombia; Peru; Venezuela; Chile; Ecuador; Guyana; Suriname; French Guiana; Panama; Cuba; Jamaica; Puerto Rico; Costa Rica; Nicaragua; Haiti; Dominican Republic; Guatemala; Honduras; Anguilla; Antigua and Barbuda; Aruba; Bahamas; Barbados; Belize; Bermuda; British Virgin Islands; Cayman Islands; CuraÃ§ao Island; El Salvador; Grenada; Guadeloupe; Martinique; Montserrat; Saint Kitts and Nevis; Saint Lucia; Saint Vincent and the Grenadines; Trinidad and Tobago; Turks and Caicos Islands; Virgin Islands (USA); Benin; Cape Verde; Republic of the Congo; Equatorial Guinea; Gabon; Gambia; Togo

Spleen, kidney, gill.

LeGrande WH, Fitzsimons JM (1976). Karyology of the mullets Mugil curema and M. cephalus (Perciformes: Mugilidae) from Louisiana. Copeia, 1976(2): 388-391.

General information

Mugil curema Valenciennes, 1836


Common name	White mullet
Synonyms	Diapterus limnaeus Schultz, 1949 Liza curema (Valenciennes, 1836) Mugil petrosus Valenciennes, 1836 Myxus harengus Gunther, 1861
IUCN Red List status (2014)	Not Reported
Habitat	Saltwater
Systematics	Eukaryota; Metazoa; Chordata; Craniata; Vertebrata; Euteleostomi; Actinopterygii; Neopterygii; Teleostei; Neoteleostei; Acanthomorphata; Ovalentaria; Mugilomorphae; Mugilidae.
Geographical distribution	Angola; Nigeria; Cameroon; Ghana; Ivory Coast; Liberia; Senegal; Guinea; Sierra Leone; USA; Mexico; Canada; Brazil; Argentina; Colombia; Peru; Venezuela; Chile; Ecuador; Guyana; Suriname; French Guiana; Panama; Cuba; Jamaica; Puerto Rico; Costa Rica; Nicaragua; Haiti; Dominican Republic; Guatemala; Honduras; Anguilla; Antigua and Barbuda; Aruba; Bahamas; Barbados; Belize; Bermuda; British Virgin Islands; Cayman Islands; CuraÃ§ao Island; El Salvador; Grenada; Guadeloupe; Martinique; Montserrat; Saint Kitts and Nevis; Saint Lucia; Saint Vincent and the Grenadines; Trinidad and Tobago; Turks and Caicos Islands; Virgin Islands (USA); Benin; Cape Verde; Republic of the Congo; Equatorial Guinea; Gabon; Gambia; Togo
Occurrence	Native: Angola, Nigeria, Cameroon, Ghana, Ivory Coast, Liberia, Senegal, Guinea, Sierra Leone, USA, Mexico, Canada, Brazil, Argentina, Colombia, Peru, Venezuela, Chile, Ecuador, Guyana, Suriname, French Guiana, Panama, Cuba, Jamaica, Puerto Rico, Costa Rica, Nicaragua, Haiti, Dominican Republic, Guatemala, Honduras, Anguilla, Antigua and Barbuda, Aruba, Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Bermuda, British Virgin Islands, Cayman Islands, CuraÃ§ao Island, El Salvador, Grenada, Guadeloupe, Martinique, Montserrat, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Trinidad and Tobago, Turks and Caicos Islands, Virgin Islands (USA), Benin, Cape Verde, Republic of the Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Gambia, Togo
Importance	Food
Remarks	Nil
Karyological information
Geographical area of study	Coastal waters of southeastern Louisiana (Jefferson Parish near Grand Isle) and in southwestern Louisiana (Cameron Parish near the town of Cameron).
Source of chromosomes	Spleen, kidney, gill.
Number of specimens with sex	10
Diploid chromosome number	28
Karyotype formula	20m+4st+4a
Fundamental arm number	-
Chromosome length	-
Sex chromosome	-
Chromosome staining/banding/FISH	-
Reference(s)	LeGrande WH, Fitzsimons JM (1976). Karyology of the mullets Mugil curema and M. cephalus (Perciformes: Mugilidae) from Louisiana. Copeia, 1976(2): 388-391.