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Burmese mullet
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Mugiliformes
Family: Mugilidae
Genus: Sicamugil
Fowler, 1939
Species:
S. hamiltonii
Binomial name
Sicamugil hamiltonii

(Day, 1870)

Synonyms[1]
  • Mugil hamiltonii Day, 1870

The Burmese mullet (Sicamugil hamiltonii) is a species of freshwater ray-finned fish, a mullet belonging to the family Mugilidae. It is the only species in the genus Sicamugil. It is found in the drainage systems of the Sittang and Irrawaddy rivers in Myanmar.[1]

Etymology[edit]

The Mullet is named in honor of Francis Hamilton-Buchanan (1762-1829).[2]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2021). "Sicamugil hamiltonii"inFishBase. February 2021 version.
  • ^ Christopher Scharpf & Kenneth J. Lazara (22 September 2018). "Order MUGILIFORMES". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara. Retrieved 8 March 2022.

  • Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Burmese_mullet&oldid=1136155134"

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