Mugil cephalus
Striped Mullet
As recorded: Mugil cephalus Linnaeus, 1758
Animalia › Chordata › Mugiliformes › Mugilidae
- Collected by
- G.B. Mainland
- Date
- April 20, 1938
- Locality
- Oahu; Honolulu; Wailupe Stream; near stream mouth
- Island
- Oʻahu
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On April 20, 1938, G.B. Mainland also collected 11 other specimens.
Awaous guamensis
Ichthyology
Eleotris sandwicensis
Ichthyology
Eleotris sandwicensis
Ichthyology
Gambusia affinis
Ichthyology
Kuhlia
Ichthyology
Kuhlia
Ichthyology
Mugil cephalus
Ichthyology
Poecilia latipinna
Ichthyology
Poecilia latipinna
Ichthyology
Stenogobius hawaiiensis
Ichthyology
Xiphophorus hellerii
Ichthyology
Mugil cephalus observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1938. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 5,074 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-28.
2026-10-28
Paseo Charca Maspalomas, San Bartolomé de Tirajana, Las Palmas, ES
(c) Sam Griffin, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-27
MG98+MH, 70902 Puerto Ángel, Oax., México
(c) Hugo Oswaldo García Burciaga, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-27
Battleship Pkwy, Spanish Fort, AL, US
(c) stormqa, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-27
Pompano Beach, FL, USA
(c) Sam Ewing, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-26
W Fishbowl Dr, Homosassa, FL, US
(c) Helmut Pfeifenberger, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-26
Guia, Algarve, PT
(c) Vsevolod Rudyi, some rights reserved (CC BY)
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Cite this specimen
Mugil cephalus. BPBM 5437. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 37623362. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/i/5437.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 37623362 ↗
- Data license: CC0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026