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Tygum

Gracilimugil argenteus (Quoy & Gaimard, 1825)

Status not recordedbony fish

The tygum (Gracilimugil argenteus) is a species in the family Mugilidae, order Mugiliformes.

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Quick facts about the tygum

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 tygum live?

Not recorded

Is the tygum 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 tygum classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classTeleostei
  4. orderMugiliformes
  5. familyMugilidae
  6. genusGracilimugil
  7. SpeciesGracilimugil argenteus (Quoy & Gaimard, 1825)

Synonyms Gracilimugil ramsayi, Gracimugil ramsayi, Liza argenta, Liza argentea, Liza ramsayi, Mugil argenteus, Mugil australis, Mugil ferrandi, Mugil peronii, Mugil ramsayi, Trachystoma ramsayi

Other names and names in other languages (18)
  • Brown-back mulletEnglish
  • Bull-nose mulletEnglish
  • Fantail mulletEnglish
  • Flat-tail mulletEnglish
  • Flattail mulletEnglish
  • Gold-gillEnglish
  • Gold-gill mulletEnglish
  • Goldspot mulletEnglish
  • Jumpin mulletEnglish
  • Jumping mulletEnglish
  • Ramsay's mulletEnglish
  • Rock mulletEnglish
  • RockiesEnglish
  • Tiger mulletEnglish
  • Tygum mulletEnglish
  • WankariEnglish
  • cípal stříbřitýCzech
  • ヒラオボラJapanese

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the tygum

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

CompareTygum vs Flathead grey mulletTygum vs Grey mulletTygum vs PilchTygum vs Boxlip mullet

Common questions

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What kind of animal is the tygum?

The tygum (Gracilimugil argenteus) 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). Tygum (Gracilimugil argenteus). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/tygum

MLA

“Tygum (Gracilimugil argenteus).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/tygum.

BibTeX
@misc{tygum_2026,
  title = {Tygum (Gracilimugil argenteus)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/tygum},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}