Species Rhinomugil nasutus (De Vis, 1883)
Popeye Mullet, Mud Mullet, Popeye, Popeyed Mullet, Shark Mullet, Sharp-nosed Mullet, Skip-jack Mullet, Skipjack Mullet
- Mugil nasutus De Vis, C.W. 1883. Descriptions of two new Queensland fishes. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 1 7(4): 620-621 [dated 1882] [621].
Type data:
Holotype QM I.120 (AM I.12693 listed as syntype in collection, but possibly not a type because the species appeared to have been described from one specimen), Cardwell, QLD.
Generic Combinations
- Rhinomugil nasutus (De Vis, 1883). —
Schultz, L.P. 1946. A revision of the genera of mullets, fishes of the family Mugilidae, with descriptions of three new genera. Proceedings of the United States National Museum 96(3204): 377-395 figs 28-32 [384]
Thomson, J.M. 1954. The Mugilidae of Australia and adjacent seas. Australian Journal of Marine and Freshwater Research 5(1): 70-131 figs 1-16 pls 1-2 [122] - Squalomugil nasutus (De Vis, 1883). —
Ogilby, J.D. 1908. New or little known fishes in the Queensland Museum. Annals of the Queensland Museum 9(1): 3-41 [28]
McCulloch, A.R. 1929. A check-list of the fishes recorded from Australia. Part I. Memoirs of the Australian Museum 5: 1–144 [117]
Whitley, G.P. 1964. A survey of Australian Ichthyology. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 89(1): 11-127 [40] (667)
Distribution
States
Northern Territory, Queensland, Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
Derby, WA (17°06´S) to Fitzroy River, QLD (23°21´S); tropical, New Guinea.
IMCRA
Timor Transition (1), Northern Shelf Province (25), Northwest Shelf Transition (26), Northeast Shelf Province (40), Northeast Shelf Transition (41)
Distribution References
Ecological Descriptors
Estuary, inshore, mud bottom-marine, pelagic.
General References
Harrison, I.J. & Senou, H. 1999. Order Mugiliformes. pp. 2069-2790 in Carpenter, K.E. & Niem, T.H. (eds). The Living Marine Resources of the Western Central Pacific. FAO Species Identification Guide for Fisheries Purposes. Rome : FAO Vol. 4 pp. 2069-2790. [2101]
McCulloch, A.R. 1929. A check-list of the fishes recorded from Australia. Part I. Memoirs of the Australian Museum 5: 1–144 [117] (as Squalomugil nasutus)
Munro, I.S.R. 1961. Handbook of Australian fishes. Nos 1–42. Australian Fisheries Newsletter 15–17, 19, 20: 1-172 [published as separates 1956–1961] [107] (724)
Thomson, J.M. 1954. The Mugilidae of Australia and adjacent seas. Australian Journal of Marine and Freshwater Research 5(1): 70-131 figs 1-16 pls 1-2
Thomson, J.M. 1997. The Mugilidae of the world. Memoirs of the Queensland Museum 41(3): 457-562 fig. 1
Whitley, G.P. 1964. A survey of Australian Ichthyology. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 89(1): 11-127 [40] (667, as Squalomugil nasutus)
Common Name References
Grant, E.M. 1975. Guide to Fishes. Brisbane : Queensland Government, Co-ordinator General’s Department 640 pp. [147] (Popeye, Popeyed Mullet, Sharp-nosed Mullet, Skipjack Mullet)
Marshall, T.C. 1964. Fishes of the Great Barrier Reef and Coastal Waters of Queensland. Sydney : Angus & Robertson 566 pp. 136 pls. [404] (Skip-jack Mullet)
Munro, I.S.R. 1961. Handbook of Australian fishes. Nos 1–42. Australian Fisheries Newsletter 15–17, 19, 20: 1-172 [published as separates 1956–1961] [107] (FAO) (Mud Mullet, Shark Mullet)
Seafood Services Australia 2008. Australian Fish Names Standard. http://www.fishnames.com.au/. (Popeye Mullet)
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13-Apr-2015 | MUGILIFORMES | 23-Aug-2013 | MODIFIED | Dr Doug Hoese |
| 12-Feb-2010 | (import) |