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by: Lab of Fish Ecol. and Evo., BRCAS |
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| Author | (Valenciennes, 1836) | Depth | 0 - 20M | ||||
| Chinese | 角瘤唇鯔 | Poisonous Fish | No | ||||
| Family_Chinese | 鯔科 | Economic Fish | Yes | ||||
| Family | F245 Mugilidae | Edible Fish | Yes | Chinese In Mainland China | 角瘤唇鯔 | ||
| Max Length | 40 cm | Aquarium Fish | No | Common Name | 瘤唇鯔、豆仔魚、烏仔、烏仔魚、烏魚、厚唇仔(澎湖)、土烏(澎湖)、腩肚烏(澎湖)、虱目烏(澎湖) | ||
| Distribution in World | India Ocean to Pacific Ocean | Distribution in Taiwan | West、South、North、PonFu | ||||
| Habitats | Coral、Benthos、Estuary、Coastal、 Lagoon、Coral&Sand |
Holotype Locality | Red Sea; Bombay [Mumbai], India | ||||
| Synonyms |
Crenimugil labiosus, Mugil labiosus, Plicomugil labiosus, Plicomungil labiosus 
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| Reference | 臺灣魚類誌(沈等, 1993)；The Live Marine Resources of the Western Central Pacific, Vol.4(FAO,1999)
 沈世傑 編 Shih-Chieh Shen ed. 1993 Carpenter, K. E. etc. 1999 
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| Specimen List |
ASIZP0057032. ASIZP0062987. ASIZP0071102. ASIZP0074028. ASIZP0804232. ASIZP0916902. ASIZP0916906. FRIP03080. NTUM08150. USNM00321303. 
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| Common Name | Hornlip mullet; Foldlip mullet | ||||||
| Redlist Status | Not in IUCN Redlist |
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| Characteristic | Body moderately deep. Head relatively flattened dorsally. upper lip thickened, split into longitudinal lobes; lips deeply folded into preorbital notch at corner of mouth. Lips and vomer edentate. Adipose eyefold absent. Gill rakers on lower limb of first gill arch 30 to 41, shorter than gill filaments. Origin of first dorsal fin slightly nearer base of caudal fin than tip of snout; anal fin with III spines and 9 soft rays; caudal fin emarginate. Scales cycloid or weakly ctenoid; 32 to 37 scales in longitudinal series; 11 or 12 in transverse series; 23 to 25 scales in longitudinal series anterior to origin of second dorsal fin; 16 scales in transverse series entirely around caudal peduncle. Body olive dorsally, silvery ventrally. 
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| habitats | Occurs in coastal waters, mainly in reef flats and shallow lagoon reefs. Forms schools at the surface. | ||||||
| Distribution | Widespread throughout tropical Indo-Pacific, from the Red Sea and Madagascar to Samoa; north to southern Japan and south to the Great Barrier Reef. It is a common species in Taiwan except eastern part. | ||||||
| Utility | Marketed fresh; also used as live bait in poleand-line tuna fishing. | ||||||
