brown mullet
Neomyxus leuciscus
- Usual depth0–4 m
- Water temperature23–29 °C
- Best monthsMarch, May, and October
- How commonRare
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About this species
Neomyxus leuciscus, the acute-jawed mullet, is a species of mullet found in the tropical west and central Pacific Ocean. It is the only species in the genus Neomyxus.
Text from the Wikipedia article “Neomyxus”, 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: 18 records
- February: 15 records
- March: 28 records
- April: 22 records
- May: 35 records
- June: 17 records
- July: 24 records
- August: 15 records
- September: 23 records
- October: 34 records
- November: 23 records
- December: 10 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 0–4 m · Deepest record: 7.6 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 23–29 °C
Photos
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(c) Cricket Raspet, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist 
(c) Liam Steele, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist 
(c) Slunky, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist 
(c) Jason Grant, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist 
(c) Barry Langdon-Lassagne, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
Names and classification
- English
- brown mullet, Sharpnose Mullet, Sharpnose Mullet, Acute-jawed mullet
Names in 2 more languages
- French
- Mulet argenté
- Japanese
- Kuchibosobora, クチボソボラ
Other scientific names: Chaenomugil leuciscus, Chaenomugil nauticus, Mugil chaptalii, Myxus leuciscus, Myxus sclateri, Neomyxus chaptalii, Neomyxus sclateri
Similar species
ConmuriAldrichetta forsteri
Flathead grey mulletMugil cephalus
Brasilian MulletChelon dumerili
Diamond-scaled MulletEllochelon vaigiensis
Brown-back MulletGracilimugil argenteus
Black Spot MulletMyxus elongatus
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).
- 126 open-data records from 1902 to 2012.
- Species data updated November 4, 2026.
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