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Species in the genus Osteomugil: [ 16 ] records

akame, Liza Tanaka [S.] 1916:395 [Dobutsugaku Zasshi = Zoological Magazine Tokyo v. 28 (no. 336); ref. 15080] Urado, near Kochi City, Japan. Holotype (unique): ZUMT (lost). •Synonym of Liza macrolepis (Smith 1846) -- (Thomson 1997:525 [ref. 23428]). •Synonym of Moolgarda perusii (Valenciennes 1836) -- (Kottelat 2013:280 [ref. 32989]). •Synonym of Osteomugil perusii (Valenciennes 1836). Current status: Synonym of Osteomugil perusii (Valenciennes 1836). Mugilidae. Habitat: freshwater, brackish, marine.

amarulus, Mugil Valenciennes [A.] in Cuvier & Valenciennes 1836:133 [Histoire naturelle des poissons v. 11; ref. 1005] Java, Indonesia; Coromandel, India; Puducherry, India. Syntypes: MNHN A-3720 (1) Java, A-3721 (4) Puducherry, A-3722 (1) Mumbai. Type catalog: Blanc & Hureau 1972:680 [ref. 21541]. •Synonym of Valamugil cunnesius (Valenciennes 1836) -- (Thomson 1997:501 [ref. 23428]). •Questionably a synonym of Valamugil perusii (Valenciennes 1836) -- (Harrison & Senou 1999:2106 [ref. 24780]). •Synonym of Moolgarda perusii (Valenciennes 1836) -- (Kottelat 2013:279 [ref. 32989] with question). •Synonym of Osteomugil perusii (Valenciennes 1836). Current status: Synonym of Osteomugil perusii (Valenciennes 1836). Mugilidae. Habitat: marine.

birarae, Agonostoma Duncker [G.] & Mohr [E.] 1926:134, Fig. 9 [Mitteilungen aus dem Zoologischen Staatsinstitut und Zoologischen Museum in Hamburg. v. 42; ref. 15585] Liebliche Islands [Bismark Archipelago], Mowe Harbor, Vangoi, New Pommerania, South Seas. Lectotype: ZMH H155. Paralectotypes: ZMH H154 (1), H156 (1), H157 (2). Type catalog: Ladiges et al. 1958:162 [ref. 19181], Wilkens & Dohse 1993:405 [ref. 21161] as syntypes, Lectotype selected by Ladiges et al. 1958:162 [ref. 19181]. •Synonym of Valamugil engeli (Bleeker 1858) -- (Thomson 1997:503 [ref. 23428]). •Synonym of Moolgarda engeli (Bleeker 1858) -- (Kottelat 2013:279 [ref. 32989]). •Synonym of Osteomugil engeli (Bleeker 1858). Current status: Synonym of Osteomugil engeli (Bleeker 1858). Mugilidae. Habitat: freshwater, brackish, marine.

engeli, Mugil Bleeker [P.] 1858:277 [Natuurkundig Tijdschrift voor Nederlandsch Indië v. 16 (no. 2); ref. 13993] Jakarta, Java, Indonesia. Lectotype: RMNH 6392. Bleeker specimens: BMNH 1880.4.21.167 (1), NMV 46366 (1). Lectotype selected by Thomson 1997:503 [ref. 23428]. •Synonym of Mugil strongylocephalus Richardson 1846 -- (Liang in Pan et al. 1991:347 [ref. 23876]). •Valid as Valamugil engeli (Bleeker 1858) -- (Yoshino & Senou in Masuda et al. 1984:120 [ref. 6441], Kottelat et al. 1993:126 [ref. 23448], Thomson 1997:503 [ref. 23428], Marquet et al. 1999:43 [ref. 23934], Harrison & Senou 1999:2104 [ref. 24780], Keith et al. 2002:112 [ref. 31473], Myers & Donaldson 2003:614 [ref. 27495], Mundy 2005:279 [ref. 28379], Hoese & Bray 2006:684 [ref. 29000], Larson et al. 2013:58 [ref. 32988]). •Valid as Moolgarda engeli (Bleeker 1858) -- (Myers 1999:70 [ref. 23965], Nakabo 2000:541 [ref. 25086], Senou in Randall & Lim 2000:625 [ref. 25122], Randall & Earle 2000:14 [ref. 25806], Kimura & Peristiwady in Matsuura & Peristiwady 2000:154 [ref. 27511], Sakai et al. 2001:104 [ref. 25693], Nakabo 2002:541 [ref. 26001], Kimura et al. in Kimura & Matsuura 2003:23 [ref. 27510], Randall et al. 2004:8 [ref. 27624], Randall 2005:76 [ref. 28239], Randall 2007:135 [ref. 30952], Motomura et al. 2010:79 [ref. 31256], Fricke et al. 2011:369 [ref. 31242], Kottelat 2013:279 [ref. 32989], Fricke et al. 2014:36 [ref. 33932], Shen & Durand 2016:79 [ref. 35591], Psomadakis et al. 2020:519 [ref. 37272], Fukuchi et al. 2021:18 [ref. 38444], Toyama et al. 2021:56 [ref. 38509]). •Valid as Osteomugil engeli (Bleeker 1858) -- (Durand et al. 2012:694 [ref. 32366], Delrieu-Trottin et al. 2015:xx [ref. 33988], Durand & Borsa 2015:268 [ref. 34115], Durand 2016:34 [ref. 35589], Fricke et al. 2018:95 [ref. 35805], Hasan et al. 2020:139 [ref. 37945], Yoshigou 2022:15 [ref. 39640], Furuhashi et al. 2023:23 [ref. 40140], Koreeda et al. 2023:26 [ref. 40124]). Current status: Valid as Osteomugil engeli (Bleeker 1858). Mugilidae. Distribution: Red Sea; Indo-West Pacific: East Africa and Madagascar east to Mariana Islands, Tuamotu Archipelago and Marquesas Islands, north to Ibaraki Prefecture (Japan), south to New Caledonia, Tonga, Society Islands and Rapa; introduced in Hawaiian Islands. Habitat: freshwater, brackish, marine.

kandavensis, Mugil Günther [A.] 1877:215 [Journal des Museum Godeffroy v. 4 (no. 13); ref. 14243] Kandavu Island, Fiji Islands. Holotype (unique): BMNH 1877.4.18.4. •Synonym of Valamugil engeli (Bleeker 1858) -- (Thomson 1997:503 [ref. 23428], Harrison & Senou 1999:2104 [ref. 24780]). •Synonym of Moolgarda engeli (Bleeker 1858) -- (Kottelat 2013:279 [ref. 32989]). •Synonym of Osteomugil engeli (Bleeker 1858). Current status: Synonym of Osteomugil engeli (Bleeker 1858). Mugilidae. Habitat: freshwater, brackish, marine.

kelaartii, Mugil Günther [A.] 1861:429 [Catalogue of the fishes in the British Museum v. 3; ref. 1964] Sri Lanka and Philippines. Syntypes: BMNH 1859.5.7.38 (1) Sri Lanka. •Synonym of Valamugil cunnesius (Valenciennes 1836) -- (Thomson 1997:502 [ref. 23428] with a holotype). •Synonym of Valamugil perusii (Valenciennes 1836) -- (Harrison & Senou 1999:2106 [ref. 24780]). •Synonym of Moolgarda perusii (Valenciennes 1836) -- (Kottelat 2013:280 [ref. 32989]). •Synonym of Osteomugil perusii (Valenciennes 1836). Current status: Synonym of Osteomugil perusii (Valenciennes 1836). Mugilidae. Habitat: marine.

longimanus, Mugil Günther [A.] 1861:428 [Catalogue of the fishes in the British Museum v. 3; ref. 1964] East Indies. Holotype: BMNH 1858.8.15.24. Based on literature source and one specimen. •Synonym of Valamugil cunnesius (Valenciennes 1836) -- (Thomson 1997:501 [ref. 23428]). •Synonym of Valamugil perusii (Valenciennes 1836) -- (Harrison & Senou 1999:2106 [ref. 24780]). •Synonym of Moolgarda perusii (Valenciennes 1836) -- (Kottelat 2013:280 [ref. 32989]). •Synonym of Osteomugil perusii (Valenciennes 1836). Current status: Synonym of Osteomugil perusii (Valenciennes 1836). Mugilidae. Habitat: marine.

naziri, Mugil speigleri Rizvi [S. N.] & Iqbal [M. A.] 1986:85, Fig. 2 [Biologia (Lahore) v. 32 (Special Supplement); ref. 9136] Hub River, Baluchistan, Pakistan. Holotype (unique): "F.Z.R 1982 M.A.I.". •Questionably a synonym of Moolgarda speigleri (Bleeker 1858) -- (Kottelat 2013:280 [ref. 32989]). Current status: Uncertain as Osteomugil speigleri (Bleeker 1858). Mugilidae. Habitat: brackish, marine.

parva, Liza Oshima [M.] 1922:253, Pl. 11 (fig. 2) [Annals of the Carnegie Museum v. 13 (nos 3-4) (art. 6); ref. 15322] Anpin near Tainan, Taiwan. Holotype: FMNH 59146 [ex CM 8284]. Paratypes: (5 + many). Type catalog: Henn 1928:89 [ref. 12305], Ibarra & Stewart 1987:53 [ref. 12367], Ho & Shao 2011:38 [ref. 31432]. •Synonym of Chelon macrolepis (Smith 1846) -- (Liu & Shen 1991:273 [ref. 19215], Ho & Shao 2011:38 [ref. 31432]). •Status uncertain -- (Thomson 1997:545 [ref. 23428] but types not examined). •Synonym of Moolgarda perusii (Valenciennes 1836) -- (Kottelat 2013:280 [ref. 32989]). •Synonym of Osteomugil perusii (Valenciennes 1836). Current status: Synonym of Osteomugil perusii (Valenciennes 1836). Mugilidae. Habitat: freshwater, brackish, marine.

perusii, Mugil Valenciennes [A.] in Cuvier & Valenciennes 1836:116 [Histoire naturelle des poissons v. 11; ref. 1005] Vanikoro Island, Santa Cruz Islands, southwestern Pacific. Holotype (unique): MNHN A-3645. Type catalog: Blanc & Hureau 1972:697 [ref. 21541]. •Synonym of Mugil cephalus Linnaeus 1758 -- (Liu & Shen 1991:275 [ref. 19215]). •Synonym of Valamugil cunnesius (Valenciennes 1836) -- (Thomson 1997:501 [ref. 23428]). •Valid as Valamugil perusii (Valenciennes 1836) -- (Harrison & Senou 1999:2106 [ref. 24780], Larson et al. 2013:59 [ref. 32988]). •Valid as Moolgarda perusii (Valenciennes 1836) -- (Sato et al. 1998:40 [ref. 24972], Nakabo 2000:541 [ref. 25086], Senou in Randall & Lim 2000:625 [ref. 25122], Sakai et al. 2001:104 [ref. 25693], Nakabo 2002:541 [ref. 26001], Kimura et al. in Kimura & Matsuura 2003:23 [ref. 27510], Motomura et al. 2010:80 [ref. 31256], Kottelat 2013:279 [ref. 21989], Fricke et al. 2014:36 [ref. 33932], Psomadakis et al. 2015:296 [ref. 34104], Shen & Durand 2016:79 [ref. 35591], Motomura et al. 2017:62 [ref. 35490], Fricke et al. 2018:94 [ref. 35805], Tafzilmeriam in Kimura et al. 2018:225 [ref. 36460], Senou in Koeda & Ho 2019:426 [ref. 42208], Hasan et al. 2020:137 [ref. 37945], Psomadakis et al. 2020:519 [ref. 37272], Taki et al. 2021:314 [ref. 39830]). •Valid as Osteomugil perusii (Valenciennes 1836) -- (Durand et al. 2012:694 [ref. 32366], Durand & Borsa 2015:268 [ref. 34115], Durand 2016:34 [ref. 35589], Fricke et al. 2019:76 [ref. 36673], Yoshigou 2022:15 [ref. 39640], Kasim et at. 2025:7 [ref. 42537], Seo & Kim 2025:568 [ref. 42515], Eagderi et al. 2026:75 [ref. 42824], Giat et al. 2026:80 [ref. 43308], Siriwattanarat et al. 2026:54 [ref. 43293]). Current status: Valid as Osteomugil perusii (Valenciennes 1836). Mugilidae. Distribution: Indo-West Pacific: East Africa and Madagascar east to Mariana Islands and New Ireland (Papua New Guinea), north to southern Korea and southern Japan, south to Solomon Islands. IUCN (2017): Least Concern. Habitat: marine.

rechingeri, Mugil Steindachner [F.] 1906:1416 [48] [Sitzungsberichte der Kaiserlichen Akademie der Wissenschaften. Mathematisch-Naturwissenschaftliche Classe v. 115 (1. Abth.); ref. 4242] Upolu, Samoa Islands. Syntypes: (6) NMW 67390 (1), 67395 (3). On p. 48 of separate. •Synonym of Valamugil engeli (Bleeker 1858) -- (Thomson 1997:503 [ref. 23428]). •Synonym of Moolgarda engeli (Bleeker 1858) -- (Kottelat 2013:279 [ref. 32989]). •Synonym of Osteomugil engeli (Bleeker 1858). Current status: Synonym of Osteomugil engeli (Bleeker 1858). Mugilidae. Habitat: freshwater, brackish, marine.

robustus, Mugil Günther [A.] 1861:432 [Catalogue of the fishes in the British Museum v. 3; ref. 1964] Coast of Madagascar. Holotype (unique): BMNH 1972.11.27.2. •Valid as Valamugil robustus (Günther 1861) -- (Smith & Smith 1986:719 [ref. 5717], Reinthal & Stiassny 1997:354 [ref. 22780], Thomson 1997:504 [ref. 23428], Fricke 1999:362 [ref. 24106], Keith et al. 1999:88 [ref. 24548], Heemstra et al. 2004:3327 [ref. 27945], Heemstra & Heemstra 2004:368 [ref. 28072]). •Valid as Moolgarda robusta (Günther 1861) -- (Fricke et al. 2009:30 [ref. 30213], Durand & Whitfield 2016:109 [ref. 35590] with author as Günther 1861, Fricke et al. 2018:94 [ref. 35805], Ghasamzadeh 2022:321 [ref. 39713]). •Valid as Crenimugil robustus (Günther 1861) -- (Whitfield 2025:236 [ref. 42563]). •Valid as Osteomugil robustus (Günther 1861) -- (Durand & Borsa 2015:268 [ref. 34115], Durand 2016:34 [ref. 35589], Arndt & Fricke 2019:22 [ref. 36883], Fricke et al. 2024:79 [ref. 41255]). Current status: Valid as Osteomugil robustus (Günther 1861). Mugilidae. Distribution: Southwestern Indian Ocean: Eastern Cape and KwaZulu-Natal (South Africa) north to Mozambique, east to Madagascar and Mascarenes (Réunion, Mauritius, Rodrigues). Habitat: freshwater, brackish, marine.

sordidus, Mugil Duncker [G.] & Mohr [E.] 1926:132, Fig. 6 [Mitteilungen aus dem Zoologischen Staatsinstitut und Zoologischen Museum in Hamburg. v. 42; ref. 15585] New Britain Island, Bismarck Archipelago. Lectotype: ZMH H158. Paralectotypes: ZMH H159 (1) H160 (1), H161 (3), H162 (2). Type catalog: Ladiges et al. 1958:162 [ref. 19181], Wilkens & Dohse 1993:405 [ref. 21161] as syntypes. Lectotype selected by Ladiges et al. 1958:162 [ref. 19181]. •Questionably a synonym of Valamugil speigleri (Bleeker 1858) -- (Thomson 1997:507 [ref. 23428]). • Questionably a synonym of Moolgarda speigleri (Bleeker 1858) -- (Kottelat 2013:280 [ref. 32989]). Current status: Uncertain as Osteomugil speigleri (Bleeker 1858). Mugilidae. Habitat: brackish, marine.

speigleri, Mugil Bleeker [P.] 1858:279 [Natuurkundig Tijdschrift voor Nederlandsch Indië v. 16 (no. 2); ref. 13993] Jakarta, Java, Indonesia. Syntypes: RMNH 6395 (12). Bleeker specimens: AMS B.8041 (1), BMNH 1880.4.21.160-161 (2). Appeared without description in Bleeker 1858:386 [ref. 16959] and Bleeker 1858:2 [ref. 364]. •Valid as Valamugil speigleri (Bleeker 1858) -- (Talwar & Jhingran 1991:903 [ref. 20764], Kottelat et al. 1993:126 [ref. 23448], Coad 1996:6 [ref. 23831], Thomson 1997:507 [ref. 23428], Harrison & Senou 1999:2108 [ref. 24780], Mohsin & Ambak 1996:205 [ref. 27969], Hoese & Bray 2006:685 [ref. 29000], Suresh et al. 2018:155 [ref. 36495], Habib & Islam 2020:Supplementary table p. 10 [ref. 38321], Hasan et al. 2020:136 [ref. 37945]). •Valid as Moolgarda speigleri (Bleeker 1858) -- (Manilo & Bogorodsky 2003:S113 [ref. 27377], Kottelat 2013:280 [32988], Psomadakis et al. 2015:296 [ref. 34104], Shen & Durand 2016:79 [ref. 35591] as Bleeker 1858, Golani & Fricke 2018:119 [ref. 36273], Eagderi et al. 2019:86 [ref. 37020], Psomadakis et al. 2020:520 [ref. 37272]). •Valid as Osteomugil speigleri (Bleeker 1858) -- (Durand 2016:34 [ref. 35589], Ali et al. 2018:342 [ref. 36183], Eagderi et al. 2026:74 [ref. 42824], Golani & Fricke 2026:112 [ref. 42831]). Current status: Valid as Osteomugil speigleri (Bleeker 1858). Mugilidae. Distribution: Red Sea; Indo-West Pacific: Persian Gulf and Pakistan east to New Guinea, north to Philippines. IUCN (2026): Not Assessed. Habitat: brackish, marine.

strongylocephalus, Mugil Richardson [J.] 1846:249 [Report of the British Association for the Advancement of Science 15th meeting [1845]; ref. 3742] Hong Kong. Holotype (unique): BMNH 1972.11.27.1. •Valid as Mugil strongylocephalus Richardson 1846 -- (Liang in Pan et al. 1991:347 [ref. 23876], Zhu 1995:166 [ref. 25213]). •Synonym of Valamugil cunnesius (Valenciennes 1836) -- (Thomson 1997:501 [ref. 23428]). •Synonym of Valamugil perusii (Valenciennes 1836) -- (Harrison & Senou 1999:2106 [ref. 24780]). •Synonym of Moolgarda perusii (Valenciennes 1836) -- (Kottelat 2013:280 [ref. 32989]). •Synonym of Osteomugil perusii (Valenciennes 1836). Current status: Synonym of Osteomugil perusii (Valenciennes 1836). Mugilidae. Habitat: marine.

trimaculatus, Myxus Klunzinger [C. B.] 1870:832 [Verhandlungen der K.-K. zoologisch-botanischen Gesellschaft in Wien v. 20; ref. 2621] Al-Qusair, Red Sea Governorate, Egypt, Red Sea. Syntypes: SMNS 1749 (2), ZIN 2603 (2), ZMB 8000 (4). Type catalog: Fricke 1992:14 [ref. 20296], Fricke 2005:61 [ref. 29864]. •Probably a young Mugil -- (Dor 1984:193 [ref. 29757]). •See Goren & Dor 1994:52 [ref. 25356]. •Questionably a synonym of Valamugil speigleri (Bleeker 1858) -- (Thomson 1997:507 [ref. 23428]). •Status uncertain -- (Thomson 1997:545 [ref. 23428]). •Questionably a synonym of Moolgarda speigleri (Bleeker 1858) -- (Kottelat 2013:280 [ref. 32989]). •Synonym of Moolgarda speigleri (Bleeker 1858) -- (Golani & Fricke 2018:119 [ref. 36273]). •Synonym of Osteomugil speigleri (Bleeker 1858) -- (Golani & Fricke 2026:112 [ref. 42831]). Current status: Synonym of Osteomugil speigleri (Bleeker 1858). Mugilidae. Habitat: brackish, marine.