Neomyxus
The sharp-nosed mullet (Neomyxus leuciscus) is a species of ray-finned fish of mullet found in the tropical west and central Pacific Ocean.
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| Genus: | Neomyxus Steindachner, 1878 |
| Species: | N. leuciscus |
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| Neomyxus leuciscus (Günther, 1872) | |
Taxonomy
Some older publications used the name Neomyxus chaptalli, but the holotype of Mugil chaptalli, MNHN 8100, is actually a specimen of the Flathead grey mullet, rendering leuciscus the correct name for the sharp-nosed mullet.[1][2][3]
References
- GOSLINE, W. A., and V. E. BROCK. 1960. Handbook of Hawaiian fishes. University of Hawaii Press: Honolulu.
- Fourmanoir, P.M., M. Gressinger and Y. Plessis,1974 Faune ichthyologique des Gambiers. Cahiers du Pacifique 2/18:543-559.
- Thomson, J.M. 1997. The Mugilidae of the world. Mem. Qld. Mus., 41(3):457-562.
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