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Mugil cephalus Linnaeus, 1758

Flathead grey mullet
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France country information

Common names: Cabot, Carida, Carido
Occurrence: native
Salinity: freshwater
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Importance: highly commercial | Ref: Keith, P. and J. Allardi (coords.), 2001
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Uses: no uses
Comments: Occurs in the Gulf of Gascogne on the Atlantic coast (rare) and in the Mediterranean where it is more common (Ref. 30578). Also Ref. 683.
National Checklist:
Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/fr.html
National Fisheries Authority:
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Billard, R., 1997
National Database:

Common names from other countries

分类 / Names 俗名 | 同种异名 | Catalog of Fishes(, ) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

Teleostei > Mugiliformes (Mullets) > Mugilidae (Mullets)
Etymology: Mugil: Latin, mugil, -ilis = grey mullet (Ref. 45335);  cephalus: cephalus meaning head (Ref. 10294).
  More on author: Linnaeus.

Issue
Genetic data indicate that Mugil cephalus is globally a complex of species, At least 14 species (incl. former synonyms) have been recognized. The name should be applied only in North-East Atlantic and Mediterranean, Where species are sympatric, genetic and ecological data have confirmed the species validity (Refs. 89471,123406; 123405).

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range 生态学

海洋; 淡水; 半咸淡水 底中水层性; 降海洄游 (Ref. 51243); 深度上下限 0 - 120 m (Ref. 9321), usually 0 - 10 m.   亞熱帶的; 8°C - 24°C (Ref. 4944); 62°N - 57°S, 180°W - 180°E (Ref. 117425)

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