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Crenimugil crenilabis

Kanae

Fringelip Mullet

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General Information

COMMON NAMES: Fringelip Mullet, Warty-lipped Mullet, Grey Mullet, Warty-nosed Mullet, Fringelip Mullet, Thicklip Mullet; German Stumpfmaul-Meeräsche; French Muge à Lèvre Frangée, Mulet à Lèvre Frangée

TRADITIONAL NAMES: Kanae / ‘Aua < Konako < Kanae (RR), Kōriria < Āuaua < Āua < Kanae (MG), Kākā < Kā < Kārārā < Teu (AT), Ka‘a (MK), Kanae / Punua Kanae < Kanae (MT), Kanae (AK PL TS TW), Uvava / Konako / Kalehe (MH), Kanae / Aliki < Kanae (PK); Other Polynesian - Tehu / Parehe (TAH), Orie (TAH-L), Kanae / Kavata (TUA) Mukuma / Kena / Tavau (MQA), Kanae / Kaunae (MVA); COMMENT: Kōriria to 5cm, < Āuaua to 15cm, < Āua 25cm, Āua-kanae to 40cm, < Kanae

GLOBAL DISTRIBUTION: NATIVE e.Africa - Tuamotus; n. to s.Japan; s. to Lord Howe

COOK ISLANDS STATUS: Native; S.Group and N.Group. PLUS:; Marine, near-shore, lagoons and outer reef-slope

SIGNIFICANCE LIST: Excellent. Common.

KEY FEATURES: To 60cm SL. Cylindrical and streamlined; head flat; lips thick; upper lip with numerous prominent papillae; lower lip with folded fringe; silvery grey, with faint narrow light and dark stripes; Pectoral joint has distinct small black spot; tail large, slightly forked. Fins silver-grey, except young Pectoral black.

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Cook Islands Distribution

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Southern Group: Present Makatea:
RR	MG	AT	MK	MT	AK	PL	TK	MN
P	++++				^P	+++

Northern Group: Present
TN	MH	RK	PK	NS	SW
P	P		P

Key to Symbols

blank	no data
-	absent	L	localised
X	extinct 'naturally'	W	widespread
XQi	quarantine intercepted	R	recent
XQe	eradicated	?	query preceding category
P	present	T?	taxonomic query
S	seasonal	nn	present, said to have no name
O	occasional	?1	present, name not investigated
++++	very common	?2	presence not verified, no name recorded
+++	common	N/A	absent, name not expected
++	uncommon
+	rare
Cook Islands islands: RR =Rarotonga, MG = Mangaia, AT =‘Ātiu, MK=Ma‘uke, MT=Miti‘āro, AK=Aitutaki, PL=Palmerston, PN=Penrhyn, MN=Manuae, TK=Takūtea, TN=Tongareva (TS=Tongaleva Spoken, TW=Tongareva Written, they say "el" but write "r"), MH=Manihiki, RK=Rakahanga, PK=Pukapuka, NS=Nassau, SW=Suwarrow. After a Polynesian name: ^=orthography query. Countries and other: FIJ=Fiji, WT=Wallis & Futuna, SAM=Samoa, TON=Tonga, NIU=Niue, CK=Cook Islands, CKM=Cook Islands Māori, FP=French Polynesia, AUS=Australs, SOC=Societies, TAH=Tahiti, TUA=Tuamotus, MQS=Marquesas, MNG=Mangareva, PIT=Pitcain group, EAS=Easter Island, HAW=Hawai‘i, NZ=New Zealand, NZM=New Zealand Māori

Scientific Taxonomy

Crenimugil crenilabis (Forsskål, 1775)
SYNONYMS: Crenimugil crenilabis [misspelling]; Mugil crenilabis [O]

TAXONOMY: ANIMALIA; CHORDATA; GNATHOSTOMATA (Jawed Vertebrates); PISCES; OSTEICHTHYES; Mugiliformes; MUGILIDAE

More Information

GENERAL NOTE: Feed on filamentous algae and foraminifera on sandy bottoms. Have oil flesh with an excellent flavour. Ciguatoxic????

Vouchers & References

Vouchers:
Rarotonga: field specimens ID N.Sims (Sims88). Aitutaki: field sighting ID N.Sims (Sims88); field-specimen, NBSAP School, 12/2000, ID GM. Tongareva: field sighting ID N.Sims (Sims88). Manihiki: field specimens ID N.Sims (Sims88). Pukapuka: fieldspecimen+photo, 1/2004, fisherman, ID GM & K.Salisbury as Crenimugil crenilabis.

References:
text p.199 Myers (1991 2nd Ed.) Fishes of Micronesia
plate 112b Myers (1991 2nd Ed.) Fishes of Micronesia
p.290 Randall et al. (1990) Fishes of the Great Barrier Reef....
plate 111-08 Lieske & Myers (1996) Coral Reef Fishes
Species No. 283 Munro (1967) Fishes of New Guinea

Data Update History (information):
zTX, zB02, zM02, zD02

Web Resources

Citation Information

McCormack, Gerald (2007) Cook Islands Biodiversity Database, Version 2007.2. Cook Islands Natural Heritage Trust, Rarotonga. Online at http://cookislands.bishopmuseum.org.
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