Valamugil
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Valamugil is one genus among 17 containing altogether about 80 species of ray-finned fish of the family (Mugilidae) commonly known as mullet.
[edit] Species
- Bluespot mullet Valamugil seheli
- Bluetail mullet Valamugil buchanani
- Kanda Valamugil engeli
- Longarm mullet Valamugil cunnesius
- Robust mullet Valamugil robustus
- Silver mullet Valamugil georgii
- Speigler's mullet Valamugil speigleri
- Valamugil formosae
- Valamugil perusii
3 species in this genus are recorded in Fishbase (March 2007). (Links in the following table are to Fishbase entries for species)
Species name (2007) | Common name | Nominal species (historic) |
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Valamugil buchanani | Bluetail mullet | Mugil ceylonensis Günther, 1861; Oedalechilus kesteveni Whitley, 1943; Mugil buchanani Bleeker, 1854 |
Valamugil cunnesius | Longarm mullet | Mugil cunnesius Valenciennes, 1836; Mugil strongylocephalus Richardson, 1846; Mugil ophuysenii Bleeker, 1858-1859; Liza strongylocephalus (Richardson, 1846); Mugil amarulus Valenciennes, 1836; Mugil kelaartii Günther, 1861; Mugil longimanus Günther, 1861 |
Valamugil engeli | Kanda | Mugil engeli Bleeker, 1858; Mugil kandavensis Günther, 1877 |
Valamugil formosae | Liza formosae Oshima, 1922 | |
Valamugil georgii | Silver mullet | Mugil georgii Ogilby, 1897; Mugil nortoni Ogilby, 1908 |
Valamugil perusii | Mugil perusii Valenciennes, 1836 | |
Valamugil robustus | Robust mullet | Mugil robustus Günther, 1861 |
Valamugil seheli | Bluespot mullet | Mugil axillaris Valenciennes, 1836; Mugil caeruleomaculatus Lacepède, 1803; Mugil caeruleornaculatus (Lacepède, 1803); Mugil caeruleomaculata Lacepède, 1803; Mugil crenilabis seheli Forsskål, 1775; Mugil borbonicus Valenciennes, 1836; Mugil cylindricus Valenciennes, 1836 |
Valamugil speigleri | Speigler's mullet | Mugil speigleri Bleeker, 1858-59; Mugil suppositus Günther, 1861 |