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Mugil rubrioculus Harrison, Nirchio, Oliveira, Ron & Gaviria, 2007

Redeye mullet
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Brazil country information

Common names: [No common name]
Occurrence: native
Salinity: marine
Abundance: | Ref:
Importance: | Ref:
Aquaculture: | Ref:
Regulations: | Ref:
Uses: no uses
Comments: Known only from the northern Brazilian coast, from Pará to Bahia (Ref. 99819). Species Identification of reported specimens beyond Bahia needs further confimation (e.g. from the southernmost tip of the Bombinhas peninsula and Canto Grande, Santa Catarina (Ref. 55758) and Guaratiba Mangrove, Rio de Janeiro (Ref, 111953) in southern Brazil.
National Checklist:
Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/br.html
National Fisheries Authority:
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Menezes, N,A,, M. Nirchio, C. De Oliveira and R. Siccharamirez, 2015
National Database:

Common names from other countries

Classification / Names Common names | Synonyms | Catalog of Fishes(genus, species) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

Teleostei (teleosts) > Mugiliformes (Mullets) > Mugilidae (Mullets)
Etymology: Mugil: Latin, mugil, -ilis = grey mullet (Ref. 45335);  rubrioculus: Name from Latin 'ruber' for red and 'oculus' for eye, referring to the distinct red color of its eye; noun in apposition..

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology

Marine; demersal.   Tropical; 27°N - 10°N (Ref. 58684)

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