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Hornlip mullet
Plicomugil labiosus
Valid name (FishBase; confirmed in Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes and WoRMS, October 2026).
- English
- Hornlip mullet
- Scientific
- Plicomugil labiosus
- Dhivehi
- No recorded Dhivehi name
- Group
- Reef fish
- Family
- Mugilidae (mullets)
- Maximum size
- Up to about 40 cm (standard length); commonly 20 cm
- Depth and habitat
- Coral reefs and reef-associated habitats, recorded from 0 to 3 m
- IUCN status
- NE · Not EvaluatedNot Evaluated (NE)
Description
A silvery mullet with thick, papillose lips, reaching about 40 cm. It schools at the surface on reef flats and shallow lagoons.
Sources
- fishbase.se /summary/Plicomugil-labiosus.html
- commons.wikimedia.org /wiki/File:Oedalechilus_labiosus.jpg
Dhivehi name source: No Dhivehi name found in MRS 1997 (available chapters), FishBase (country: Maldives) or Dhivehi Wikipedia.