family Mugilidae

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family Mugilidae - grey mullets

fish family - any of various families of fish

Mugiloidea, suborder Mugiloidea - fishes distinguished by abdominal pelvic fins: families Mugilidae; Atherinidae; Sphyraenidae

gray mullet, grey mullet, mullet - freshwater or coastal food fishes a spindle-shaped body; found worldwide

genus Mugil, Mugil - type genus of the Mugilidae: mullets

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The genus Liza belongs to the class Mugiliformes, family Mugilidae. They are widely distributed throughout tropical and temperate seas, and most are commercially harvested.

New Genetic Evidence from Three Keel-Backed Liza Species Based on DNA Barcoding Confirms Morphology-Based Identification

cephalus species and the family Mugilidae. These indels were hypothesized not to affect the organism due to the noncoding nature of CR [1]; however these indels might be of importance for population identification.

High sequence variations in mitochondrial DNA control region among worldwide populations of flathead mullet Mugil cephalus

Fish species of the family Mugilidae have wide geographic distribution and are represented by species found in tropical and subtropical waters around the world, especially in coastal waters and estuaries.

Ectoparasitic crustaceans on mullet, Mugil curema (Osteichthyes: Mugilidae) in the coastal waters of Rio Grande do Norte State, Brazil/Crustaceos ectoparasitos em tainha, Mugil curema (Osteichthyes: Mugilidae) nas aguas costeiras do Estado do Rio Grande do Norte, Brasil