Mugil cephalus
Striped Mullet
As recorded: Mugil cephalus Linnaeus, 1758
Animalia › Chordata › Mugiliformes › Mugilidae
- Collected by
- J.E. Randall and T. AbeT. Abe →Johnson Randall →
- Date
- September 12, 1966
- Locality
- Japan
- Island
- Japan
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On September 12, 1966, J.E. Randall and T. Abe also collected 9 other specimens.
Mugil cephalus observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1966. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 5,066 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-27.
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)
2026-10-24
Seawolf Pkwy, Galveston, TX, US
(c) Nigel Hoadley, some rights reserved (CC BY)
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Cite this specimen
Mugil cephalus. BPBM 6218. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 37623224. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/i/6218.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 37623224 ↗
- Data license: CC0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026