Longarm mullet
Osteomugil cunnesius
- Usual depth0–25 m
- Water temperature19–30 °C
- Best monthsApril
- How commonOccasional
Where and when
Where it has been recorded
Worldwide
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Best months
Worldwide (open data)
- January: 14 records
- February: 11 records
- March: 10 records
- April: 131 records
- May: 6 records
- June: 7 records
- July: 17 records
- August: 7 records
- September: 6 records
- October: 3 records
- November: 3 records
- December: 6 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 0–25 m · Deepest record: 37.5 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 19–30 °C
Names and classification
- English
- Longarm mullet
Names in 1 more languages
- French
- Muge, Mulet, Mulet, Muge
Other scientific names: Liza strongylocephalus, Moolgarda cunnesius, Mugil amarulus, Mugil atherinoides, Mugil cunnesius, Mugil kelaarti, Mugil kelaartii, Mugil longimanus, Mugil ophuiseni, Mugil ophuysenii, Mugil strongylocephalus, Myxus cunnesius, Valamugil cunnesius
Similar species
KandaOsteomugil engeli
- Longfinned Mullet
Osteomugil perusii
- Flathead grey mullet
Mugil cephalus
Diamond-scaled MulletEllochelon vaigiensis
- blue-spot mullet
Crenimugil seheli
- Bigscale Mullet
Planiliza macrolepis
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.
- Conservation status as published by GBIF (IUCN Red List).
- 695 open-data records from 1836 to 2023.
- Species data updated October 27, 2026.
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