Crenimugil

Crenimugil is a genus of mullets found in coastal marine waters and rivers in the Indo-Pacific region.

Crenimugil
Fringelip Mullet (C. crenilabis)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Mugiliformes
Family:	Mugilidae
Genus:	Crenimugil L. P. Schultz, 1946
Type species
Mugil crenilabis Forsskål 1775[1]
Synonyms
Moolgarda Whitley, 1945 Valamugil Smith, 1948

Species

Four species are currently recognised as comprising the genus Crenimugil:^[2]

• Crenimugil buchanani (Bleeker, 1853) (Bluetail mullet)
• Crenimugil crenilabis (Forsskål, 1775) (Fringelip mullet)
• Crenimugil heterocheilos (Bleeker, 1855) (Half fringelip mullet)
• Crenimugil pedaraki Valenciennes, 1836 (Longfin mullet)
• Crenimugil seheli (Forsskål, 1775) (Bluespot mullet)

The half-fringelip mullet (Crenimugil heterocheilos), usually assigned to Crenimugil, appears to belong to a separate genus, Paracrenimugil, based on DNA-based cladistic analysis.^[3][4] In addition, the longfin mullet (Crenimugil pedaraki) is listed by some authorities in the separate genus Moolgarda.^[5]