{{Short description|Genus of ray-finned fishes}} {{Speciesbox | image = Neomyxus leuciscus by NPS.jpg | image_caption = | genus = Neomyxus | parent_authority = [[Franz Steindachner|Steindachner]], 1878 | species = leuciscus | authority = ([[Albert Günther|Günther]], 1872) }}
'''''Neomyxus leuciscus''''', the '''acute-jawed mullet''', is a species of [[Mullet (fish)|mullet]] found in the tropical west and central [[Pacific Ocean]]. It is the only species in the genus '''''Neomyxus'''''.
==Taxonomy== Some older publications used the name ''Neomyxus chaptalli'', but the holotype of ''Mugil chaptalli'', MNHN 8100, is actually a specimen of the [[flathead grey mullet]], rendering ''leuciscus'' the correct name for the sharp-nosed mullet.<ref>GOSLINE, W. A., and V. E. BROCK. 1960. Handbook of Hawaiian fishes. University of Hawaii Press: Honolulu.</ref><ref>Fourmanoir, P.M., M. Gressinger and Y. Plessis,1974 Faune ichthyologique des Gambiers. Cahiers du Pacifique 2/18:543-559.</ref><ref>Thomson, J.M. 1997. The Mugilidae of the world. Mem. Qld. Mus., 41(3):457-562.</ref>
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[[Category:Mugilidae]] [[Category:Monotypic Actinopterygii genera]] [[Category:Fish of Hawaii]] [[Category:Fish of the Pacific Ocean]] [[Category:Taxa named by Franz Steindachner]]
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