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Hornlip mullet

Plicomugil labiosus (Valenciennes, 1836)

Status not recordedbony fish

The hornlip mullet (Plicomugil labiosus) is a species in the family Mugilidae, order Mugiliformes.

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Quick facts about the hornlip 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 hornlip mullet live?

Not recorded

Is the hornlip 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 hornlip mullet classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classTeleostei
  4. orderMugiliformes
  5. familyMugilidae
  6. genusPlicomugil
  7. SpeciesPlicomugil labiosus (Valenciennes, 1836)

Synonyms Crenimugil labiosus, Mugil labiosus, Oedalechilus labiosus, Plicomungil labiosus

Other names and names in other languages (8)
  • Fringe-lip mulletEnglish
  • Fringe-lipped mulletEnglish
  • Thicklip mulletEnglish
  • cípal laločnatýCzech
  • Mulet à lèvres cornéesFrench
  • ワニグチボラJapanese
  • 솔잎숭어Korean
  • Mulet labéonFrench

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the hornlip 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 hornlip mullet?

The hornlip mullet (Plicomugil labiosus) belongs to the family Mugilidae in the order Mugiliformes.

Sources and how to cite this page

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

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Hornlip mullet (Plicomugil labiosus). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/hornlip-mullet

MLA

“Hornlip mullet (Plicomugil labiosus).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/hornlip-mullet.

BibTeX
@misc{hornlip_mullet_2026,
  title = {Hornlip mullet (Plicomugil labiosus)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/hornlip-mullet},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}