hospe mullet

Mugil hospes

Thirty Five Point Five Centimeters Mugilid Fish of Western Atlantic

hospe mullet is a fish from Western Atlantic. It inhabits estuaries and brackish water. Records give a maximum length of 35.5 cm.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Mullets and Glassfishes
Family: Mugilidae
Genus: Mugil
Maximum length: 35.5 cm
Body shape: fusiform
Distribution: Western Atlantic: Belize to Brazil (Harrison, pers. comm.). Eastern Pacific: Mexico (no records from the Gulf of California) to Ecuador (Ref. 9321 ).
Conservation status: LCLeast Concern

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