General information |
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| Mugil cephalus (Linnaeus, 1758) | ||
| Common name | Flathead 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 |
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| IUCN Red List status (2014) | Least Concern (LC) |
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| Habitat | Saltwater and freshwater |
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| Systematics |
Eukaryota; Metazoa; Chordata; Craniata; Vertebrata; Euteleostomi; Actinopterygii; Neopterygii; Teleostei; Neoteleostei; Acanthomorphata; Ovalentaria; Mugilomorphae; Mugilidae. |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| Importance | Food/ornamental |
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| Remarks | No heteromorphic elements in karyotype of either sex. |
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Karyological information |
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| Geographical area of study | Vellar Estuary, South eastcoast of India | |
| Source of chromosomes | Gill epithelium |
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| Number of specimens with sex | Both sexes |
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| Diploid chromosome number | 48 |
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| Karyotype formula | 48m |
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| Chromosome length | 1.40 to 3.30 |
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| Sex chromosome | No heteromorphic elements in karyotype of either s |
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| Chromosome staining/banding/FISH | Not reported |
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| Reference(s) |
Natarajan R, Subrahmanyam K (1974). A Karyotype Study of Some Teleosts from Portonovo Waters. Proceedings of the Indian Academy of Sciences - Section B79(5): 173-196. |
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