Osteomugil
| Osteomugil | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Osteomugil cunnesius | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Division: | Teleostei |
| Order: | Mugiliformes |
| Family: | Mugilidae |
| Genus: | Osteomugil Luther, 1982 |
| Type species | |
| Mugil cunnesius Valenciennes, 1836 | |
Osteomugil is a genus of mugilid mullets found in coastal waters of the Indo-Pacific, including estuaries and rivers. They were formerly included in Moolgarda and Valamugil.[1][2]
Species
There are currently four recognized species in this genus:[3]
- Osteomugil engeli (Bleeker, 1858) (Kanda)
- Osteomugil perusii (Valenciennes, 1836) (Longfinned mullet)
- Osteomugil robustus (Günther, 1861) (Robust mullet)
- Osteomugil speigleri (Bleeker, 1858) (Speigler's mullet)
References
- ↑ Durand, J.-D.; Shen, K.-N.; Chen, W.-J.; Jamandre, B.-W.; Blel, H.; Diop, K.; et al. (2012). "Systematics of the grey mullets (Teleostei: Mugiliformes: Mugilidae): molecular phylogenetic evidence challenges two centuries of morphology-based taxonomy". Mol. Phylogenet. Evol. 64 (1): 73–92. Bibcode:2012MolPE..64...73D. doi:10.1016/j.ympev.2012.03.006. PMID 22445821.
- ↑ Durand, J.-D.; W.-J. Chen; K.-N. Shen; C. Fu; P. Borsa (2012). "Genus-level taxonomic changes implied by mitochondrial phylogeny of grey mullets (Teleostei: Mugilidae)". Comptes Rendus Biologies. 335 (10–11): 687–697. Bibcode:2012CRBio.335..687D. doi:10.1016/j.crvi.2012.09.005. PMID 23199637.
- ↑ Fricke, Ron; Eschmeyer, William N. & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Species in the genus Osteomugil". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 18 August 2026.
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