Acute-jawed mullet

Neomyxus leuciscus

Fusiform Fish from the Hawaiian Islands

Acute-jawed mullet is a fish from Pacific Ocean. The largest recorded length is 46 cm. Its body is fusiform body.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Mullets and Glassfishes
Family: Mugilidae
Genus: Neomyxus
Maximum length: 46 cm
Body shape: fusiform
Distribution: Pacific Ocean: southern Japan (Ref. 9812 ), Mariana and Bonin Islands to the Hawaiian, Line, and Ducie Islands; Ifaluk, Mariana, and Marshall Islands in Micronesia. Reported from French Polynesia (Ref. 12792 ).

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