blue-black mullet
Mugil curema Valenciennes, 1836
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
Open encyclopedia reference
The white mullet or silver mullet (Mugil curema) is a tropical and subtropical marine fish of the family Mugilidae. It is commonly about 30 cm (12 in) long.
Note that silver mullet is also a common name used for fantail mullet (Mugil trichodon).
Wikipedia contributors, White mullet; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T06:38:41.594488+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Mugil curema Valenciennes, 1836
- Name authority
- Valenciennes, 1836
- Common name
- blue-black mullet
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Teleostei
- Order
- Mugiliformes
- Family
- Mugilidae
- Genus
- Mugil
- Extinction status
- Not supplied by this source
Source habitat flags: Marine: yes · Freshwater: yes · Terrestrial: no. These do not form a complete habitat description.
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- subphylumVertebrata
- infraphylumGnathostomata
- parvphylumOsteichthyes
- gigaclassActinopterygii
- superclassActinopteri
- classTeleostei
- orderMugiliformes
- familyMugilidae Jarocki, 1822
- genusMugil Linnaeus, 1758
- speciesMugil curema Valenciennes, 1836
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Mugil. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Mugil bananensis (Pellegrin, 1927) | MugilidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Mugil brevirostris (Ribeiro, 1915) | MugilidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Mugil capurrii (Perugia, 1892) | MugilidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Mugil curvidens Valenciennes, 1836 | MugilidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Mugil galapagensis Ebeling, 1961 | MugilidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Mugil margaritae Menezes, Nirchio, Oliveira & Siccharamirez, 2015 | MugilidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| liseta mulletMugil setosus Gilbert, 1892 | MugilidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Mugil broussonnetii Valenciennes, 1836 | MugilidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| flathead grey mulletMugil cephalus Linnaeus, 1758 | MugilidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| hospe mulletMugil hospes Jordan & Culver, 1895 | MugilidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Mugil incilis Hancock, 1830 | MugilidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| lizaMugil liza Valenciennes, 1836 | MugilidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
Names & synonyms
Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.
| Recorded name | Source status |
|---|---|
| Mugil metzelaari Chabanaud, 1926 Chabanaud, 1926 | synonym |
| Myxus harengus Günther, 1861 Günther, 1861 | synonym |
| Liza curema (Valenciennes, 1836) (Valenciennes, 1836) | synonym |
| Mugil petrosus Valenciennes, 1836 Valenciennes, 1836 | synonym |
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- Cuvier, G., & Valenciennes, A. (1836). Histoire naturelle des poissons. Tome Onzième. Livre Treizième. De La Famille Des Mugiloïdes. Livre Quatorzième. De La Famille Des Gobioïdes., v. 11: i–xx + 1–506 + 2 pp., Pls. 307–343. Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:44J4Q. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.