Snouted mullet
Chaenomugil proboscideus (Günther, 1861)
Also calledLisa (spa) · Mulet grande gueule (fra) · cípal dlouhorypý (ces) · lisa hocicona (spa)
Chaenomugil proboscideus, the snouted mullet, is a species mullet found along the western coast of North America from Mexico to Panama. It is the only species in the genus Chaenomugil. It is found in rocky, areas near the coast where it feeds on algae growing on rocks which it scrapes off using its specialized teeth. 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.
== References ==
Descriptions from checklists and floras indexed by GBIF
Chaenomugil proboscideus (Gunther 1861)
Chaenomugil proboscideus (Günther 1861) . Snouted Mullet; Lisa Hocicona Vouchers: Not available. Distribution: Eastern Pacific Ocean; from southern Baja California and the Gulf of California, Mexico, to central Peru, including all oceanic islands except Malpelo; entering estuaries and littoral lagoons and ascending river courses; (Nicaragua) PN and Ni (Pacific); 0–5 masl; Per, Dia, Amp. Occurrence and conservation status: Nat; LC (2019), population trend unknown. Literature: Robertson & Allen (2015: 787; detailed description, including illustrations, and information on distribution, with a map, and ecology).
Continental fishes of Nicaragua: diversity, distribution and conservation status; with an annotated and illustrated checklist of species and an identification guide to families
description
Snouted Mullet or Thick-lipped Mullet. To 22 cm (8.7 in) TL (Harrison in Fischer et al. 1995). Bahía Magdalena, southern Baja California (Personal communication: Los Angeles County Museum of Natural History Fish Collection, Los Angeles, California) to Panama, including lower Gulf of California (Harrison in Fischer et al. 1995). Depth: surface (nightlight; Personal communication: Scripps Institution of Oceanography Fish Collection, La Jolla, California), intertidal to 46 m (151 ft) (min.: Castellanos-Galindo et al. 2014; max.: Personal communication: Los Angeles County Museum of Natural History Fish Collection, Los Angeles, California).
Checklist of marine and estuarine fishes from the Alaska-Yukon Border, Beaufort Sea, to Cabo San Lucas, Mexico
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From the GBIF Backbone Taxonomy and occurrence records (GBIF.org), with Wikipedia and the Source Library. GBIF species 2400883.