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Mugil cephalus Linnaeus, 1758

Flathead grey mullet
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China country information

Common names: Bái yǎn, Grey mullet, Tóu zī
Occurrence: native
Salinity: freshwater
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Aquaculture: commercial | Ref: Xu, G., 1985
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Uses: no uses
Comments: Recorded from the river mouth and coastal areas of Guangdong Province (Ref. 41252). Mainly cultured south of Changjiang (= Yangtze River) (Ref. 31845). Introduced from its native range to other regions in the country (intensive culture and extensive stocking in all kinds of inland waters) (Ref. 55380). Also Ref. 47843.
National Checklist:
Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/ch.html
National Fisheries Authority:
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Huang, Z., 2001
National Database:

Common names from other countries

分類 / Names 俗名 | 同種異名 | Catalog of Fishes(, ) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

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

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range 生態學


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