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Species profile—Mugil cephalus (sea mullet)

Classification

Animalia (animals) → Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes) → Mugilidae (mullets) → Mugil cephalus (sea mullet)

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Species details

Kingdom
Animalia (animals)
Class
Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes)
Family
Mugilidae (mullets)
Scientific name
Mugil cephalus (Linnaeus, 1758)
Common name
sea mullet
WildNet taxon ID
27035
Alternate name(s)
bully mullet
mangrove mullet
Conservation significant
No
Wetland status
Wetland Dependant Species
Endemicity
Native
Pest status
Nil
Species environment
Aquatic & Marine

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Data source

This profile data is sourced from the QLD Wildlife Data API using the Get species by ID function used under CC-By 4.0.
https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species/?op=getspeciesbyid&taxonid=27035.

This information is sourced from the WildNet database managed by the Queensland Department of Environment and Science.

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Licence
Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)
Last updated
8 March 2022
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