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Brown mullet

Neomyxus leuciscus (Günther, 1872)

Status not recordedbony fish

The brown mullet (Neomyxus leuciscus) is a species in the family Mugilidae, order Mugiliformes.

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Quick facts about the brown mullet

Weight
Not recorded
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
Not recorded
Young per litter or clutch
Not recorded
Conservation status
Not recorded
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the brown mullet live?

Not recorded

Is the brown mullet endangered?

No conservation assessment is recorded for this species in our sources. That is not the same as being safe: it has not been matched to an assessment.

How is the brown mullet classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classTeleostei
  4. orderMugiliformes
  5. familyMugilidae
  6. genusNeomyxus
  7. SpeciesNeomyxus leuciscus (Günther, 1872)

Synonyms Chaenomugil leuciscus, Chaenomugil nauticus, Mugil chaptalii, Myxus leuciscus, Myxus sclateri, Neomyxus chaptalii, Neomyxus sclateri

Other names and names in other languages (6)
  • Sharpnose mulletEnglish
  • cípal šedohřbetýCzech
  • Mulet argentéFrench
  • クチボソボラJapanese
  • tehuray
  • Острорылая кефальRussian

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the brown mullet

Other species in the same family Mugilidae.

Pilch

Aldrichetta forsteri

MugilidaeNo free photo yet

Mullet

Chaenomugil proboscideus

MugilidaeNo free photo yet

Josea

Mugil curema

MugilidaeNo free photo yet

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Common questions

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What kind of animal is the brown mullet?

The brown mullet (Neomyxus leuciscus) belongs to the family Mugilidae in the order Mugiliformes.

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Data as of 2026-11-11. How this page is put together.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Brown mullet (Neomyxus leuciscus). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/brown-mullet

MLA

“Brown mullet (Neomyxus leuciscus).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/brown-mullet.

BibTeX
@misc{brown_mullet_2026,
  title = {Brown mullet (Neomyxus leuciscus)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/brown-mullet},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}