Common Names

Taxonomic Hierarchy

Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Chordata

Class: Teleostei

Order: Mugiliformes

Family: Mugilidae

Genus: Mugil

Species: Mugil hospes Jordan & Culver, 1895

Climate Zone

Biology

Inhabit coastal marine and estuarine areas (Ref. 9321). Oviparous, eggs are pelagic and non-adhesive (Ref. 205). Incidentally caught with other species of mullets (Ref. 9321). Marketed fresh and salted (Ref. 9321).

Habitat

brackish

Conservation Status

Least Concern

Threat to Humans

Harmless