Scientific Name	Crenimugil crenilabis   Pronounce			by: Lab of Fish Ecol. and Evo., BRCAS
Author	(Forsskål, 1775)	Depth	0 - 40M
Chinese	粒唇鯔	Poisonous Fish	No
Family_Chinese	鯔科	Economic Fish	Yes
Family	F245　Mugilidae	Edible Fish	Yes	Chinese In Mainland China	粒唇鯔
Max Length	60 cm	Aquarium Fish	No	Common Name	烏魚、烏仔、烏仔魚
Distribution in World	India Ocean to Pacific Ocean	Distribution in Taiwan	South、North、ShaoLiuChew、LanI Is.、Greeb IS.
Habitats	Coral、Benthos、Coastal、Lagoon、 Coral&Sand	Holotype Locality	Red sea
Synonyms	Chelon crenilabis, Crenimugil crenilabris, Crenimugli crenilabris, Liza crenilabis, Liza lauvergnii, Mugil cirrhostomus, Mugil crenilabis, Mugil crenilabris, Mugil fasciatus, Mugil lauvergnii, Mugil macrocheilos, Mugil macrocheilus, Mugil neocaledonicus ...all 18..
Reference	臺灣魚類誌(沈等, 1993)；The Live Marine Resources of the Western Central Pacific, Vol.4(FAO,1999)；Fish of Japan(Nakabo, 2002)  Forsskål, P. 1775 沈世傑 編 Shih-Chieh Shen ed. 1993 Carpenter, K. E. etc. 1999 Nakabo T. 2002
Specimen List	ASIZP0055267. ASIZP0057037. NMMBP00788. NMMBP00805. NMMBP05392. NTOU-AE6148. NTUM02097. NTUM06949. NTUM08147.
Common Name	Tahiti mullet; Thicklip mullet; Warty-nosed mullet; Warty-lipped mullet; Wart-lipped mullet; Mullet; Fringelip mullet; Grey mullet
Redlist Status	Not in IUCN Redlist
Characteristic	Body moderately deep. Head relatively flattened dorsally. Snout shorter than eye diameter and blunt in profile. Ventral quarter to half of upper lip with 1 to 10 rows of papillae medially and laterally; papillae in lower rows are larger than those in upper rows, flask-shaped, andmay have bifid tips. Lower lip thin, with anterior margin turned out and downwards; 1 or 2 rows of papillae on inner part of lower lip, giving a fine crenate fringe. Lips and vomer edentate. Adipose eyefold forms narrow rim around eye. Gill rakers on lower limb of first gill arch 50 to 78. Origin of first dorsal fin midway between tip of snout and base of caudal fin, or slightly closer to latter; anal fin with III spines and 9 soft rays; caudal fin forked. Scales cycloid or very weakly ctenoid; 37 to 40 scales in longitudinal series; 12 to 14 in transverse series; 24 to 26 scales in longitudinal series anterior to origin of second dorsal fin; 19 or 20 scales in transverse series entirely around caudal peduncle. Silvery in color, greenish olive above; pectoral fins pale yellow with purplish axillary spot, other fins grey.
habitats	Found in coastal waters, over sandy or muddy areas of lagoons, reef flats and tide pools; enters harbors. Omnivorous. Forms large schools before spawning, at the beginning of the ebb tide (in June), over shallow, open areas of the lagoon slope. Spawning o
Distribution	Widespread throughout tropical Indo-Pacific from Red Sea and East Africa to the Line and Tuamoto islands, north to southern Japan, south to Lord Howe Island. It is a common species in Taiwan, except eastern part.
Utility	Marketed fresh