Mugil cephalus ';
General information
 
Mugil cephalus (Linnaeus, 1758)
 
 
Common nameFlathead grey mullet
Synonyms
Mugil cephalus cephalus Linnaeus, 1758
Mugil albula Linnaeus, 1758
Mugil crenilabis our Forsskal, 1775
Mugil our Forsskal, 1775
Mugil tang Bloch, 1794
Mugil provensalis Risso, 1810
Mugil lineatus Valenciennes, 1836
Mugil cephalotus Valenciennes, 1836
Mugil japonicus Temminck & Schlegel, 1845
Mugil rammelsbergii Tschudi, 1846
Mugil cephalus rammelsbergi Tschudi, 1846
Mugil vulpinus Nardo, 1847
Mugil dobula Gunther, 1861
IUCN Red List status (2014)
Least Concern (LC)
Habitat
Saltwater and freshwater
Systematics
Eukaryota; Metazoa; Chordata; Craniata; Vertebrata; Euteleostomi; Actinopterygii; Neopterygii; Teleostei; Neoteleostei; Acanthomorphata; Ovalentaria; Mugilomorphae; Mugilidae.
Geographical distribution
India; China; Japan; Indonesia; Bangladesh; Malaysia; Pakistan; Philippines; Thailand; Taiwan; South Korea; Vietnam; Saudi Arabia; Israel; Iran; Egypt; Myanmar; Syria; Lebanon; Hong Kong; Cambodia; Kazakhstan; Turkey; Russia; Australia; New Zealand; Papua New Guinea; South Africa; Tanzania; Madagascar; Algeria; Angola; Libya; Somalia; Kenya; Morocco; Namibia; Cameroon; Mozambique; Ghana; Mauritania; Ivory Coast; Senegal; Guinea; Sierra Leone; UK; France; Spain; Portugal; Italy; Greece; Bulgaria; Ukraine; Romania; Georgia; USA; Mexico; Canada; Brazil; Colombia; Peru; Chile; Ecuador; Guyana; Suriname; French Guiana; Hawaii; Panama; Cuba; Jamaica; Puerto Rico; Costa Rica; Nicaragua; Haiti; Dominican Republic; Guatemala; Honduras; Fiji; French Polynesia; New Caledonia; Tonga; Vanuatu; Barbados; El Salvador; Grenada; Saint Kitts and Nevis; Saint Lucia; Saint Vincent and the Grenadines; Trinidad and Tobago; Albania; Cyprus; Malta; Serbia; Slovenia; Cape Verde; Comoros; Gabon; Gambia; Mauritius; Mayotte; Reunion; Sao Tome and Principe; Seychelles; Tunisia
Occurrence Native: India, China, Japan, Indonesia, Bangladesh, Malaysia, Pakistan, Philippines, Thailand, Taiwan, South Korea, Vietnam, Saudi Arabia, Israel, Iran, Egypt, Myanmar, Syria, Lebanon, Hong Kong, Cambodia, Kazakhstan, Turkey, Australia, New Zealand, Papua New Guinea, South Africa, Tanzania, Madagascar, Algeria, Angola, Libya, Somalia, Kenya, Morocco, Namibia, Cameroon, Mozambique, Ghana, Mauritania, Ivory Coast, Senegal, Guinea, Sierra Leone, UK, France, Spain, Portugal, Italy, Greece, Bulgaria, Ukraine, Romania, Georgia, USA, Mexico, Canada, Brazil, Colombia, Peru, Chile, Ecuador, French Guiana, Hawaii, Panama, Costa Rica, Nicaragua, Guatemala, Honduras, Fiji, French Polynesia, New Caledonia, Tonga, Vanuatu, El Salvador, Trinidad and Tobago, Albania, Cyprus, Malta, Serbia, Slovenia, Cape Verde, Comoros, Gabon, Gambia, Mauritius, Mayotte, Reunion, Sao Tome and Principe, Seychelles, Tunisia
Introduced: Russia
Questionable: Guyana, Suriname, Cuba, Jamaica, Puerto Rico, Haiti, Dominican Republic, Barbados, Grenada, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Importance
Food/ornamental
Remarks
No heteromorphic elements in karyotype of either sex.
Karyological information
Geographical area of study Fiumicino (Italy), Southport and Mosquito Lagoon (USA), Oahu Island (Hawaii, Central Pacific Ocean), Brisbane (Australia), Tainan (Taiwan).
Source of chromosomes
Pooled cephalic kidney, spleen and gill cells.
Number of specimens with sex
25
Diploid chromosome number
48
Karyotype formula
48a
Fundamental arm number
48
Chromosome length
-
Sex chromosome
-
Chromosome staining/banding/FISH
C-bands present at centromeres of almost all chromosomes and at terminal region of long arm of chromosome 1. Ag-, CMA3- and 18S rDNA positive signals also found on chromosome 1 only.
Reference(s)
Rossi AR, Crosetti D, Gornung E, Sola L. (1996). Cytogenetic analysis of global populations of Mugil cephalus (striped mullet) by different staining techniques and fluorescent in situ hybridization. Heredity 76: 77-82.