Crenimugil buchanani

Crenimugil buchanani
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Mugiliformes
Family: Mugilidae
Genus: Crenimugil
Species:
C. buchanani
Binomial name
Crenimugil buchanani
(Bleeker, 1853)
Synonyms
  • Mugil buchanani Bleeker, 1853
  • Moolgarda buchanani (Bleeker, 1853)
  • Valamugil buchanani (Bleeker, 1853)
  • Valamugil buchanari (Bleeker, 1853)
  • Mugil ceylonensis Günther, 1861
  • Oedalechilus kesteveni Whitley, 1943

Crenimugil buchanani, the bluetail mullet, is a species of ray-finned fish in the family Mugilidae. It is found throughout the Indo-Pacific Ocean.

Description

Crenimugil buchanani can reach a total length of 100.0 centimetres (39.4 in).[1]

Etymology

The mullet is named in honour of Francis Hamilton-Buchanan (1762-1829), a Scottish physician and naturalist.[2]

References

  1. ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Crenimugil buchanani". FishBase. June 2018 version.
  2. ^ Christopher Scharpf & Kenneth J. Lazara (22 September 2018). "Order MUGILIFORMES". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara. Retrieved 8 March 2022.
  • Harrison, I.J. and H. Senou, 1997. Order Mugiliformes. Mugilidae. Mullets. p. 2069-2108. In K.E. Carpenter and V.H. Niem (eds.) FAO species identification guide for fishery purposes. The living marine resources of the Western Central Pacific. Volume 4. Bony fishes part 2 (Mugilidae to Carangidae). FAO, Rome


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