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Freshwater mullet

Pseudomyxus capensis (Valenciennes, 1836)

Status not recordedbony fish

The freshwater mullet (Pseudomyxus capensis) is a species in the family Mugilidae, order Mugiliformes.

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Quick facts about the freshwater 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 freshwater mullet live?

Not recorded

Is the freshwater 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 freshwater mullet classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classTeleostei
  4. orderMugiliformes
  5. familyMugilidae
  6. genusPseudomyxus
  7. SpeciesPseudomyxus capensis (Valenciennes, 1836)

Synonyms Mugil capensis, Mugil euronotus, Myxus capensis, Trachystoma euronotus

Other names and names in other languages (3)
  • HarderAfrikaans
  • cípal kapskýCzech
  • Lisa del CaboSpanish

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the freshwater 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 freshwater mullet?

The freshwater mullet (Pseudomyxus capensis) 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). Freshwater mullet (Pseudomyxus capensis). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/freshwater-mullet

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BibTeX
@misc{freshwater_mullet_2026,
  title = {Freshwater mullet (Pseudomyxus capensis)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/freshwater-mullet},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}