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Longtail mullet

Mugil longicauda Guitart & Alvarez-Lojonchere, 1976

Status not recordedbony fish

The longtail mullet (Mugil longicauda) is a species in the family Mugilidae, order Mugiliformes.

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Quick facts about the longtail 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 longtail mullet live?

Not recorded

Is the longtail 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 longtail mullet classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classTeleostei
  4. orderMugiliformes
  5. familyMugilidae
  6. genusMugil
  7. SpeciesMugil longicauda Guitart & Alvarez-Lojonchere, 1976
Other names and names in other languages (5)
  • Kubanische MeeräscheGerman
  • rabúaSpanish
  • Mulet cubainFrench
  • Tainha-de-cauda-longaPortuguese
  • lisa cubanaSpanish

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the longtail mullet

Other species in the same genus Mugil.

Josea

Mugil curema

MugilidaeNo free photo yet

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 longtail mullet?

The longtail mullet (Mugil longicauda) 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). Longtail mullet (Mugil longicauda). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/longtail-mullet

MLA

“Longtail mullet (Mugil longicauda).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/longtail-mullet.

BibTeX
@misc{longtail_mullet_2026,
  title = {Longtail mullet (Mugil longicauda)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/longtail-mullet},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}