Biology:Yellowtail mullet

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Yellowtail mullet
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Yellowtail mullet (S. cascasia)
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Mugiliformes
Family: Mugilidae
Genus: Minimugil
Durand, Chen, Shen, Fu & Borsa, 2012
Species:
M. cascasia
Binomial name
Minimugil cascasia
(Hamilton, 1822)
Synonyms[2]
  • Mugil cascasia Hamilton, 1822
  • Liza cascasia (Hamilton, 1822)
  • Sicamugil cascasia (Hamilton, 1822)

The yellowtail mullet (Minimugil cascasia) is a species of potamodromous ray-finned fish, a mullet belonging to the family Mugilidae. It is the only species in the genus Minimugil. It is found in Pakistan, India and Bangladesh.

References

  1. Dahanukar, N. (2018). "Minimugil cascasia". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2018: e.T166422A128744264. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-4.RLTS.T166422A128744264.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/166422/128744264. Retrieved 30 June 2021. 
  2. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2021). "Minimugil cascasia" in FishBase. February 2021 version.

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