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Mugil cephalus
English: Striped Mullet (1), Striped Mullet; Gray Mullet (1); Hawaiian: ama'ama (1), Ama-ama (1)
As recorded: Mugil cephalus Linnaeus, 1758
Animalia › Chordata › Mugiliformes › Mugilidae
- Collected by
- G.B. Mainland
- Date
- April 24, 1938
- Locality
- Oahu; Honolulu; Niu Stream; near stream mouth
- Island
- Oʻahu
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On April 24, 1938, G.B. Mainland also collected 7 other specimens.
Mugil cephalus observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1938. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 5,070 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
Battleship Pkwy, Spanish Fort, AL, US
(c) stormqa, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-26
W Fishbowl Dr, Homosassa, FL, US
(c) Helmut Pfeifenberger, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-25
Eastern Goleta Valley, CA, USA
(c) aerxeyh, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-25
The Tor, Waiake, Auckland, New Zealand
no rights reserved
2026-10-24
Huntington Beach, CA 92649, USA
(c) hgray, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
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Cite this specimen
Mugil cephalus. BPBM 5440. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 37623848. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/i/5440.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 37623848 ↗
- Data license: CC0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026