# Chaenomugil

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Species of ray-finned fish

Chaenomugil Chaenomugil chaptalii Conservation status Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)[1] Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Actinopterygii Order: Mugiliformes Family: Mugilidae Genus: Chaenomugil T. N. Gill, 1863 Species: C. proboscideus Binomial name Chaenomugil proboscideus (Günther, 1861) Synonyms[2] Mugil proboscideus Günther, 1861

***Chaenomugil proboscideus***, the **snouted mullet**, is a [species](/source/Species) [mullet](/source/Mullet_(fish)) found along the western coast of [North America](/source/North_America) from [Mexico](/source/Mexico) to [Panama](/source/Panama). It is the only species in the genus ***Chaenomugil***. It is found in rocky, areas near the coast where it feeds on algae growing on rocks which it scrapes off using its specialized teeth. This species grows to a length of 22 centimetres (8.7 in) [TL](/source/Fish_measurement). This fish is of minor importance in local [commercial fisheries](/source/Commercial_fisheries), mostly in Panama. This is the [only known species](/source/Monotypic) in its [genus](/source/Genus).[2]

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-IUCN_1-0)** Harrison, I. (2010). ["*Chaenomugil proboscideus*"](https://doi.org/10.2305%2FIUCN.UK.2010-3.RLTS.T183716A8163353.en). *[The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species](/source/The_IUCN_Red_List_of_Threatened_Species)*. **2010**: e.T183716A8163353. [doi](/source/Doi_(identifier)):[10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-3.RLTS.T183716A8163353.en](https://doi.org/10.2305%2FIUCN.UK.2010-3.RLTS.T183716A8163353.en).

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-FishBase_2-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-FishBase_2-1) [Froese, Rainer](/source/Rainer_Froese); [Pauly, Daniel](/source/Daniel_Pauly), eds. (2018). ["*Chaenomugil proboscideus month-June*"](https://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?genusname=Chaenomugil&speciesname=proboscideus+month-June). *[FishBase](/source/FishBase)*.

v t e Mugiliformes species (Mullets) Kingdom Animalia Phylum Chordata Class Actinopterygii Order Mugiliformes Mugilidae Agonostomus Comoro mullet (A. catalai) Fairy mullet (A. telfairii) Aldrichetta Yellow-eye mullet (A. forsteri) Cestraeus Cestraeus goldiei Cestraeus oxyrhyncus Lobed river mullet (C. plicatilis) Chaenomugil Snouted mullet (C. proboscideus) Chelon Golden grey mullet (C. auratus) Cape Verde mullet (C. bispinosus) Diassanga mullet (C. bandialensis) Chelon caeruleus Grooved mullet (C. dumerili) Thicklip grey mullet (C. labrosus) Chelon natalensis Thinlip grey mullet (C. ramada) South African mullet (C. richardsonii) Leaping mullet (C. saliens) Striped mullet (C. tricuspidens) Crenimugil Bluetail mullet (C. buchanani) Fringelip mullet (C. crenilabis) Half fringelip mullet (C. heterocheilos) Longfin mullet (C. pedaraki) Bluespot mullet (C. seheli) Dajaus Mountain mullet (D. monticola) Ellochelon Squaretail mullet (E. vaigiensis) Gracimugil Flat-tail mullet (G. argenteus) Joturus Bobo mullet (J. pichardi) Minimugil Yellowtail mullet (M. cascasia) Mugil Banana mullet (M. bananensis) Mugil brevirostris Broussonnet's mullet (M. broussonnetii) Leaping African mullet (M. capurrii) Flathead grey mullet (M. cephalus) White mullet (M. curema) Dwarf mullet (M. curvidens) Redeye mullet (M. gaimardianus) Galapagos mullet (M. galapagensis) Hospe mullet (M. hospes) Parassi mullet (M. incilis) Lebranche mullet (M. liza) Mugil margaritae Mugil rubrioculus Liseta mullet (M. setosus) Thoburn's mullet (M. thoburni) Mugil trichodon Myxus Sand grey mullet (M. elongatus) Neochelon Sicklefin mullet (N. falcipinnis) Neomyxus Acute-jawed mullet (N. leuciscus) Oedalechilus Boxlip mullet (O. labeo) Osteomugil Longarm mullet (O. cunnesius) Kanda (O. engeli) Osteomugil formosae Longfinned mullet (O. perusii) Robust mullet (O. robustus) Speigler's mullet (O. speigleri) Parachelon Largescaled mullet (P. grandisquamis) Paramugil Silver mullet (P. georgii) Broad-mouthed mullet (P. parmatus) Planiliza Abu mullet (P. abu) Diamond mullet (P. alata) Keeled mullet (P. carinata) So-iuy mullet (P. haematocheilus) Klunzinger's mullet (P. klunzingeri) Eastern keelback mullet (P. lauvergnii) Largescale mullet (P. macrolepis) Saint Lucia mullet (P. melinoptera) Indian mullet (P. mandapamensis) Planiliza ordensis Gold-spot mullet (P. parsia) Persian mullet (P. persicus) Tade gray mullet (P. planiceps) Greenback mullet (P. subviridis) Planiliza tade Plicomugil Hornlip mullet (P. labiosus) Pseudomyxus Freshwater mullet (P. capensis) Rhinomugil Corsula (R. corsula) Sicamugil Burmese mullet (S. hamiltonii) Squalomugil Shark mullet (S. nasutus) Trachystoma Pinkeye mullet (T. petardi)

Taxon identifiers Chaenomugil Wikidata: Q8344473 Wikispecies: Chaenomugil BOLD: 461695 CoL: 62LPW GBIF: 2400882 iNaturalist: 87333 IRMNG: 1009860 ITIS: 170352 NCBI: 1040948 Open Tree of Life: 707619 WoRMS: 268701 Chaenomugil proboscideus Wikidata: Q1869919 Wikispecies: Chaenomugil proboscideus BOLD: 493847 CoL: T9L6 FishBase: 13828 GBIF: 2400883 iNaturalist: 97131 IRMNG: 11017752 ITIS: 170353 IUCN: 183716 NCBI: 1040949 OBIS: 280101 Open Tree of Life: 707614 WoRMS: 280101

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