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Josea

Mugil curema Valenciennes, 1836

Status not recordedbony fish

The josea (Mugil curema) is a species in the family Mugilidae, order Mugiliformes.

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Quick facts about the josea

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 josea live?

Not recorded

Is the josea 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 josea classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classTeleostei
  4. orderMugiliformes
  5. familyMugilidae
  6. genusMugil
  7. SpeciesMugil curema Valenciennes, 1836

Synonyms Antherinomorus stipes, Liza curema, Mugil charlottae, Mugil metzelaari, Mugil petrosus, Myxus harengus, Myxus splendens, Querimana harengus

Other names and names in other languages (74)
  • Blue-black mulletEnglish
  • Blueback mulletEnglish
  • Curema mulletEnglish
  • MollitEnglish
  • MulletEnglish
  • Redeye mulletEnglish
  • Silver mulletEnglish
  • Silverside mulletEnglish
  • Small mulletEnglish
  • White mulletEnglish
  • cípal curemaCzech
  • Hvid multeDanish
  • Weiße MeeräscheGerman
  • LisaSpanish
  • muge curemaFrench
  • MuggineItalian
  • BoraJapanese
  • HarderDutch
  • AlduPapiamento
  • SoléPortuguese
  • Белая кефальRussian
  • Anchoa BlancaSpanish
  • AnchoetaSpanish
  • AnchovetaSpanish
  • CapitonSpanish
  • ChangoSpanish
  • ChapitonSpanish
  • GalupeSpanish
  • isa CriollaSpanish
  • JareaSpanish
  • LebranchaSpanish
  • LebrancheSpanish
  • lisa blancaSpanish
  • Lisa CriollaSpanish
  • Lisa curemaSpanish
  • Lisa PlateadaSpanish
  • LisetaSpanish
  • Liseta PlateadaSpanish
  • Liza CuremaSpanish
  • MujolSpanish
  • PlateadoSpanish
  • MuletFrench
  • Mulet BlancFrench
  • Mulet curemeFrench
  • Mulet CurèmeFrench
  • Mulet de merFrench
  • AalderPapiamento
  • CaícaPortuguese
  • MondegoPortuguese
  • MugemPortuguese
  • ParatiPortuguese
  • Parati GuaçúPortuguese
  • Parati-cara-amarelaPortuguese
  • Parati-do-olho-de-fogoPortuguese
  • Parati-olho-de-fogoPortuguese
  • ParatibuPortuguese
  • ParatigueraPortuguese
  • PratiqueiraPortuguese
  • PratiqueraPortuguese
  • SassaiubaPortuguese
  • SaúnaPortuguese
  • Sauna-do-olho-grossoPortuguese
  • Saúna-olho-de-fogoPortuguese
  • TainhaPortuguese
  • TaínhaPortuguese
  • Tainha PitiuPortuguese
  • Tainha SajubaPortuguese
  • Tainha-brancaPortuguese
  • Tainha-de-olho-amareloPortuguese
  • Tainha-do-olho-amareloPortuguese
  • Tainha-do-olho-pretoPortuguese
  • Tainha-olho-de-fogoPortuguese
  • Tainha-paratiPortuguese
  • Tainha-verdadeiraPortuguese

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the josea

Other species in the same genus Mugil.

Liza

Mugil liza

MugilidaeNo free photo yet

Lisita

Mugil hospes

MugilidaeNo free photo yet

Mullet

Mugil incilis

MugilidaeNo free photo yet

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Common questions

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What kind of animal is the josea?

The josea (Mugil curema) 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). Josea (Mugil curema). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/josea

MLA

“Josea (Mugil curema).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/josea.

BibTeX
@misc{josea_2026,
  title = {Josea (Mugil curema)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/josea},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}