Fantail mullet
(Mugil trichodon)

Classification

Species: Mugil trichodon
Genus: Mugil
Family: Mugilidae - Mullets
Order: Mugiliformes - Mullets
Class: Teleostei - Ray-finned fishes
Superclass: Osteichthyes - Bony fishes

General data

Scientific names: Fantail mullet
Habitat: Catadromous
Climates: Tropical, Subtropical
Native: North America, South America
Distribution: Gulf of Mexico, Caribbean Sea, Atlantic Ocean

Occur in coastal water, brackish lagoons and lower reaches of rivers (sometimes in freshwater).

Western Atlantic: Florida, USA to northeastern Brazil.

Max length : 46 cm TL; common length : 15 cm TL

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