Biology:Burmese mullet

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Burmese mullet
Mugil hamiltonii Ford 75.jpg
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Mugiliformes
Family: Mugilidae
Genus: Sicamugil
Fowler, 1939
Species:
S. hamiltonii
Binomial name
Sicamugil hamiltonii
(Day, 1870)
Synonyms[1]
  • Mugil hamiltonii Day, 1870

The Burmese mullet (Sicamugil hamiltonii) is a species of freshwater ray-finned fish, a mullet belonging to the family Mugilidae. It is the only species in the genus Sicamugil. It is found in the drainage systems of the Sittang and Irrawaddy rivers in Myanmar.[1]

Etymology

The Mullet is named in honor of Francis Hamilton-Buchanan (1762-1829).[2]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2021). "Sicamugil hamiltonii" in FishBase. February 2021 version.
  2. "Order MUGILIFORMES". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara. 22 September 2018. http://www.etyfish.org/mugiliformes/. 

Wikidata ☰ Q6411026 entry