The Mullets 



b. Orbit with a well developed adipose eyelid, covering part of iris; 



Mitgil, 251 



bb. Orbit without distinct adipose eyelid ; Chcenomugil, 256 



aa. Stomach not gizzard-like; teeth not ciliiform; lower jaw not 

 angular in front; freshwater species. 



c. Teeth in villiform bands ; Agonostonms, 256 



cc. Teeth coarse, broad, truncate incisors with their free edges 



serrate ; Joturus, 257 



GENUS MUGIL LINNAEUS 

 The Mullets 



This genus of well-known fishes is sufficiently characterized 

 above. 



a. Soft dorsal and anal almost naked; side with dark longitudinal 



stripes along the rows of scales; caudal deeply forked; 

 size large. 



b. Scales about 33 in longitudinal series; brasiliensis, 251 



bb. Scales about 41 in longitudinal series; cephalus, 252 



aa. Soft dorsal and anal scaled: side without dark stripes along 



rows of scales; caudal less deeply forked; size smaller. 



c. Anal rays III, 9; scales 35 to 45. 



d. Scales 42 to 45. 



e. Head 4^ in length ; incilis, 254 



ee. Head 3! in length ; thoburni, 254 



dd. Scales 35 to 38. 



/. Pectoral not nearly reaching origin of dorsal; cur em a, 254 



ff. Pectoral nearly reaching origin of dorsal. 



g. Teeth rather wide-set, very small, mostly uniserial, scarcely 



visible in adult without lens. 

 h. Scales 38; bare space between dentary bones very large; 



hospes, 255 



hh. Scales 35 or 36; bare space between dentary bones small; 



ga imardia mis, 255 



gg. Teeth large, in many series above; setosus, 255 



cc. Anal rays III, 8; scales very large, about 33 ; trichodon, 255 



Liza ; Lebrancho ; Queriman 



Mugil brasiliensis Agassiz 



This mullet is found from Cuba to Patagonia. It is common 

 in the West Indies and along the coast of Brazil. It is abundant 



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