Black true mullet - Mugil cephalus Linnaeus, 1758
Quick facts
| Threat status Europe | Least Concern (IUCN) |
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| Natura 2000 species code | 5734 |
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Distribution
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Threat and conservation status
IUCN Red List status of threatened species
The IUCN Red List threat status assesses the risk of extinction.
World
Least Concern
Europe
Least Concern
EU
Not evaluated
EU conservation status
The EU conservation status is assessed for species mentioned in the EU Habitats Directive annexes. The EU Habitats Directive does not cover this species.
Common names and synonyms
Common Name
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Language
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Reference
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| Albur | Spanish | Fishbase |
| Black true mullet | English | Fishbase |
| Bullûa | Spanish | Fishbase |
| Cabeçut | Spanish | Fishbase |
| Cabezudo | Spanish | Fishbase |
| Cabot | French | Fishbase |
| Cachamba | Spanish | Fishbase |
| Cap pla | Spanish | Fishbase |
| Capitán | Spanish | Fishbase |
| Capiton | Spanish | Fishbase |
| Carida | French | Fishbase |
| Caridou | French | Fishbase |
| Cefalo | Italian | Fishbase |
| Cefalo mazzone | Italian | Fishbase |
| Cephalos | Greek | Fishbase |
| Chefal | Romanian | Fishbase |
| Cipal glavas | Serbian | Fishbase |
| Cipli | Serbian | Fishbase |
| Common grey mullet | English | Fishbase |
| Diklipharder | Dutch | Fishbase |
| Flathead grey mullet | English | Fishbase |
| Flathead mullet | English | Fishbase |
| Galupe | Spanish | Fishbase |
| Gemeine Meeräsche | German | Fishbase |
| Gewöhnliche Meeräsche | German | Fishbase |
| Glavati cipelj | Slovenian | Fishbase |
| Gorßkopf | German | Fishbase |
| Grossköpfige Meeräsche | German | Fishbase |
| Haarder | English | Fishbase |
| Harder | German | Fishbase |
| Haskefal baligi | Turkish | Fishbase |
| Iliça de cap gros | Spanish | Fishbase |
| Iliça sabada | Spanish | Fishbase |
| Ilissa lobarrera | Spanish | Fishbase |
| Juovakeltti | Finnish | Fishbase |
| Kaplat | Maltese | Fishbase |
| Kefal | Turkish | Fishbase |
| Keffal | Bulgarian | Fishbase |
| Laban | Romanian | Fishbase |
| Lisa | Spanish | Fishbase |
| Lisa común | Spanish | Fishbase |
| Lisa pardete | Spanish | Fishbase |
| Lizarra | Spanish | Fishbase |
| Loban | Russian | Fishbase |
| Meuil | French | Fishbase |
| Morski cefal | Bulgarian | Fishbase |
| Muge à groose tête | French | Fishbase |
| Muge cabot | French | Fishbase |
| Mugem | Portuguese | Fishbase |
| Muggine | Italian | Fishbase |
| Mugil | Spanish | Fishbase |
| Mugil australijski | Polish | Fishbase |
| Mugil cefal | Polish | Fishbase |
| Mugil común | Spanish | Fishbase |
| Mugo fangous | French | Fishbase |
| Mujol | Spanish | Fishbase |
| Mule | Spanish | Fishbase |
| Mulet | French | Fishbase |
| Mulet à grosse tête | French | Fishbase |
| Mulet cabot | French | Fishbase |
| Mulet-cabot | French | Fishbase |
| Mulett | Maltese | Fishbase |
| Mulett ta' l'iswed | Maltese | Fishbase |
| Multe | Danish | Fishbase |
| Multe | Norwegian | Fishbase |
| Muxo | Spanish | Fishbase |
| Pardete | Spanish | Fishbase |
| Pordete | Spanish | Fishbase |
| Qefulli i veres | Albanian | Fishbase |
| Röndungur | Icelandic | Fishbase |
| Sea mullet | English | Fishbase |
| Springer | English | Fishbase |
| Storhovad multe | Swedish | Fishbase |
| Storhovedet multe | Danish | Fishbase |
| Striped mullet | English | Fishbase |
| Tainha-olhalvo | Portuguese | Fishbase |
| Testard | French | Fishbase |
| Testu | French | Fishbase |
| Tjockläppad multe | Swedish | Fishbase |
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Synonym
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Author
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| Mugil provensalis | Risso, 1810 |
| Mugil ashanteënsis | Bleeker, 1863 |
| Mugil cephalotus | Valenciennes, 1836 |
| Mugil cephalus ashanteensis | Bleeker, 1863 |
| Mugil cephalus cephalus | Linnaeus, 1758 |
| Mugil chaptalii | Eydoux & Souleyet, 1850 |
| Mugil dobula | Günther, 1861 |
| Mugil galapagensis | Ebeling, 1961 |
| Mugil japonicus | Temminck & Schlegel, 1845 |
| Mugil oeür | Forsskål, 1775 |
| Myxus caecutiens | Günther, 1876 |
| Mugil öur | Forsskål, 1775 |
| Mugil tang | Bloch, 1794 |
| Mugil vulpinus | Nardo, 1847 |
| Mugil crenilabis our | Forsskål, 1775 |
| Mugil galapagensis | (non Ebeling, 1961) |
| Mugil chaptalii | (non Eydoux & Souleyet, 1850) |
| Myxus barnardi | Gilchrist & Thompson, 1914 |
| Mugil albula | Linnaeus, 1766 |
| Mugil perusii | (non Valenciennes, 1836) |
| Mugil lineatus | Valenciennes, 1836 |
| Myxus superficialis | Klunzinger, 1870 |
| Mugil gelatinosus | Klunzinger, 1872 |
| Mugil occidentalis | Castelnau, 1873 |
| Mugil grandis | Castelnau, 1879 |
| Mugil muelleri | Klunzinger, 1880 |
| Mugil hypselosoma | Ogilby, 1897 |
| Myxus pacificus | Steindachner, 1900 |
| Mugil mexicanus | Steindachner, 1876 |
| Mugil mulleri | Klunzinger, 1880 |
Other resources
| CoL (accepted name) | Catalogue of Life |
| Fauna Europaea | Fauna Europaea |
| FishBase | FishBase |
| GBIF | Global Biodiversity Information Facility |
| ITIS (Valid name) | Interagency Taxonomic Information System |
| NCBI search | National Center for Biotechnology Information |
| PESI (Accepted) | Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure |
| Wikipedia | Wikipedia |
| WoRMS | World Register of Marine Species |
