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Mugil cephalus Linnaeus, 1758

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Title Mugil cephalus Linnaeus, 1758
 
Creator Ignatius, Boby
Imelda, Joseph
Muktha, M
 
Subject Mullet
Mariculture
Demersal Fishes
 
Description Body is cylindrical, robust, with broad head. The width of head is more than width of the mouth cleft; adipose eyelid is highly developed, more than that of other mugilid species, covering most of the pupil; upper lip is thin, no papillae, labial teeth of upper jaw small, straight, and dense, in several rows; mouth cleft ends below posterior nostril. Two dorsal fins; the first one has 4 spines;
the second has 8-9 soft rays.
 
Publisher ICAR - Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute
 
Date 2017
 
Type Book Section
PeerReviewed
 
Format text
 
Language en
 
Identifier http://eprints.cmfri.org.in/14970/1/Mugil%20cephalus.pdf
Ignatius, Boby and Imelda, Joseph and Muktha, M (2017) Mugil cephalus Linnaeus, 1758. In: Prioritized Species for Mariculture in India. ICAR - Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute, Kochi, pp. 237-244. ISBN 978-93-82263-14-2