Yellowtail mullet

Yellowtail mullet
Yellowtail mullet (S. cascasia)
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Mugiliformes
Family:	Mugilidae
Genus:	Minimugil Durand, Chen, Shen, Fu & Borsa, 2012
Species:	M. cascasia
Binomial name
Minimugil cascasia (Hamilton, 1822)
Synonyms[2]
Mugil cascasia Hamilton, 1822 Liza cascasia (Hamilton, 1822) Sicamugil cascasia (Hamilton, 1822)

The yellowtail mullet (Minimugil cascasia) is a species of potamodromous ray-finned fish, a mullet belonging to the family Mugilidae. It is the only species in the genus Minimugil. It is found in Pakistan, India and Bangladesh.

References

1. Dahanukar, N. (2018) [amended version of 2010 assessment]. "Minimugil cascasia". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018: e.T166422A128744264. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-4.RLTS.T166422A128744264.en. Retrieved 30 June 2021.
2. Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Minimugil cascasia". FishBase. February 2021 version.