blacktail mullet
Crenimugil heterocheilos
- Usual depth0–2 m
- Water temperature24–29 °C
- Best monthsAugust, October, and November
- How commonRare
About this species
Moolgarda heterocheilos, the half fringelip mullet, is a species of ray-finned fish in the family Mugilidae. It is found throughout the Indo-Pacific Ocean.
Text from the Wikipedia article “Moolgarda heterocheilos”, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Read the article
Where and when
Where it has been recorded
Worldwide
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Best months
Worldwide (open data)
- January: 2 records
- February: 1 records
- March: 2 records
- April: 0 records
- May: 0 records
- June: 2 records
- July: 1 records
- August: 5 records
- September: 1 records
- October: 4 records
- November: 4 records
- December: 0 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 0–2 m · Deepest record: 1.6 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 24–29 °C
Names and classification
- English
- blacktail mullet, Half fringelip mullet
Names in 1 more languages
- Japanese
- ナガレフウライボラ
Other scientific names: Crenimugil heterocheilus, Mugil banksi, Mugil heterocheilos, Mugil heterochilus, Mugil papillosus
Similar species
- blue-spot mullet
Crenimugil seheli
- blue-tail mullet
Crenimugil buchanani
ConmuriAldrichetta forsteri
Flathead grey mulletMugil cephalus
Brasilian MulletChelon dumerili
Diamond-scaled MulletEllochelon vaigiensis
Sources and credits
Names and taxonomy: WoRMS (CC BY 4.0) and the GBIF Backbone (CC BY 4.0). Photos: iNaturalist observers, each under the licence shown (CC0, CC BY or CC BY-SA).
- Depth, temperature, months and maps: records from OBIS and GBIF under CC0 or CC BY.
- Descriptions: Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA, each linked to its article.
- Conservation status as published by GBIF (IUCN Red List).
- 29 open-data records from 1931 to 2000.
- Species data updated November 1, 2026.
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