Neomyxus
| Neomyxus | |
|---|---|
 | |
| N. leuciscus | |
| 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) | |
The sharp-nosed mullet, Neomyxus leuciscus, is a species of ray-finned fish of mullet found in the tropical west and central Pacific Ocean.
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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