Paramugil

Life-forms

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Cladus: Unikonta
Cladus: Opisthokonta
Cladus: Holozoa
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Superphylum: Deuterostomia
Phylum: Chordata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Infraphylum: Gnathostomata
Megaclassis: Osteichthyes
Superclassis/Classis: Actinopterygii
Classis/Subclassis: Actinopteri
Subclassis/Infraclassis: Neopterygii
Infraclassis: Teleostei
Megacohors: Osteoglossocephalai
Supercohors: Clupeocephala
Cohors: Euteleosteomorpha
Subcohors: Neoteleostei
Infracohors: Eurypterygia
Sectio: Ctenosquamata
Subsectio: Acanthomorphata
Divisio/Superordo: Acanthopterygii
Subdivisio: Percomorphaceae
Series: Ovalentaria
Superordo: Mugilomorphae
Ordo: Mugiliformes

Familia: Mugilidae
Genus: Paramugil
Species: P. georgii – P. parmatus
Name

Paramugil Ghasemzadeh, Ivantsoff & Aarn, 2004

Type species: Mugil parmatus Cantor, 1849, by original designation.
References
Primary references

Ghasemzadeh, J., Ivantsoff, W. & Aarn 2004. Historical overview of mugilid systematics, with description of Paramugil (Teleostei: Mugiliformes: Mugilidae), new genus. aqua, Journal of Ichthyology and Aquatic Biology 8(1): 9–22. ResearchGate Open access. Reference page.

Links

Paramugil – Taxon details on Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS).

Paramugil is a genus of mugilid mullets found in coastal waters, estuaries and rivers in the western Pacific region, ranging from the South China Sea to Australia.
Species

There are currently two recognized species in this genus:[1]

Paramugil georgii (J. D. Ogilby, 1897) (Silver mullet)
Paramugil parmatus (Cantor, 1849) (Broad-mouthed mullet)

References

Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2012). Species of Paramugil in FishBase. June 2012 version.