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| Neomyxus | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Mugiliformes |
| Family: | Mugilidae |
| Genus: | Neomyxus Steindachner, 1878 |
| Species: | N. leuciscus |
| Binomial name | |
| Neomyxus leuciscus (Günther, 1872) | |
Neomyxus leuciscus, the acute-jawed mullet, is a species of mullet found in the tropical west and central Pacific Ocean. It is the only species in the genus Neomyxus.
Taxonomy
[edit]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
[edit]- ↑ 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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