# Neomyxus

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Genus of ray-finned fishes

Neomyxus Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Actinopterygii Order: Mugiliformes Family: Mugilidae Genus: Neomyxus Steindachner, 1878 Species: N. leuciscus Binomial name Neomyxus leuciscus (Günther, 1872)

***Neomyxus leuciscus***, the **acute-jawed mullet**, is a species of [mullet](/source/Mullet_(fish)) found in the tropical west and central [Pacific Ocean](/source/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](/source/Flathead_grey_mullet), rendering *leuciscus* the correct name for the sharp-nosed mullet.[1][2][3]

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** GOSLINE, W. A., and V. E. BROCK. 1960. Handbook of Hawaiian fishes. University of Hawaii Press: Honolulu.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** Fourmanoir, P.M., M. Gressinger and Y. Plessis,1974 Faune ichthyologique des Gambiers. Cahiers du Pacifique 2/18:543-559.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** Thomson, J.M. 1997. The Mugilidae of the world. Mem. Qld. Mus., 41(3):457-562.

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 Neomyxus Wikidata: Q2086308 Wikispecies: Neomyxus BOLD: 140620 CoL: 623L GBIF: 2400694 iNaturalist: 90240 IRMNG: 1440312 ITIS: 170360 NCBI: 1111477 Open Tree of Life: 117698 WoRMS: 270008 Neomyxus leuciscus Wikidata: Q1914470 Wikispecies: Neomyxus leuciscus BOLD: 140621 CoL: 73VQP FishBase: 5652 GBIF: 2400695 iNaturalist: 210161 IRMNG: 10157573 ITIS: 170361 NCBI: 1111478 Observation.org: 805282 OBIS: 281693 Open Tree of Life: 74285 WoRMS: 281693

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