Chaenomugil proboscideus | |
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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) |
Chaenomugil proboscideus, the Snouted mullet, is a species mullet found along the western coast of North America from Mexico to Panama. This species grows to a length of 22 centimetres (8.7 in) TL. This fish is of minor importance in local commercial fisheries, mostly in Panama. This is the only known species in its genus.