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Mugil capurrii (Perugia, 1892)

Common Names

  • G'mel
  • Afrikansk multe
  • Leaping african mullet
  • Leaping African mullet
  • Narrowhead grey mullet
  • Mulet noir
  • Mulet sauteur d'Afrique
  • Mulet sauteur d'Afrique
  • 凯氏鲻
  • 凱氏鯔
  • Mugil afrykański
  • Tainha
  • Tainha-africana
  • Cabezote
  • Galúa africana
  • Galúa africana
  • Dem
  • Déme
  • Guiss
  • Pouné

    • Taxonomic Hierarchy

    Kingdom: Animalia

    Phylum: Chordata

    Class: Teleostei

    Order: Mugiliformes

    Family: Mugilidae

    Genus: Mugil

    Species: Mugil capurrii (Perugia, 1892)

    Climate Zone

  • Subtropical

    • Biology

    Occur in large schools, sometimes in deep offshore waters (Ref. 2804). Oviparous, eggs are pelagic and non-adhesive (Ref. 205).

    Habitat

    brackish

    Conservation Status

    Least Concern

    Threat to Humans

    Reports of ciguatera poisoning

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