The Trench Mullet 



Trench Mullet 



Mugil incilis Hancock 



This mullet is known only from brackish waters from the 

 Rio Chagres to Bahia, and is said to be common. We know 

 nothing distinctive regarding its habits. 



Galapagos Mullet 



Mugil thoburni Jordan & Starks 



This small mullet reaches a length of 8 inches or more and 

 is known only from the Pacific Coast of tropical America from 

 Guatemala to the Galapagos Islands. It is close to M. incilis, 

 from which it differs chiefly in the larger head. 



White Mullet; Blue-back Mullet; Liza Blanca 



Mugil curema Cuvier & Valenciennes 



This mullet occurs from Cape Cod to Brazil on our Atlantic 

 Coast, and on the Pacific side from Chile to Lower California. 

 It is abundant, especially in the tropics, and enters the sea more 

 freely than M. cephalus, next to which it is the most important 

 food species of the family in our waters. It is a common fish 

 in the markets of Porto Rico where it is called "Liza" or 

 "Josea." Like the striped mullet, it enters fresh water, speci- 



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