Mugil cephalus Linnaeus, 1758

Fermon, Yves, Bailly, Nicolas, Cardiec, Floriane, Causse, Romain, Chartrain, Emmanuel, Chirio, Laurent, Bruyne, Godefroy De, Deynat, Pascal, Hopkins, Carl D., Lamboj, Anton, Mennesson, Marion I., Beh, Jean-Hervé Mve, Paugy, Didier, Sidlauskas, Brian, Sullivan, John P., Weghe, Jean-Pierre Van De, Vigliotta, Thomas R. & Zee, Jouke Van Der, 2022, An annotated checklist of the fishes of Gabon, Cybium 46 (2), pp. 2-3 : 272

Mugil cephalus Linnaeus, 1758

Occurrence: native

Maximum length: 100 cm SL

Water type: marine, brackish, freshwater

Environment: benthopelagic

Depth range: 0-120 m

Migration: catadromous

IUCN status: LC – Least concern (2019)

Source: bibliography, preserved

Distribution and remarks: worldwide in tropical, subtropical and warm temperate waters from 51°N to 42°S, although less abundant in tropics. Eastern Atlantic: known from Bay of Biscay to South Africa, including the Mediterranean Sea and Black Sea. Records for Gabon: ROM 63380- 1967, 63373-1967, UF 233107-1968, AM I.37887-007- 1997.