| Nominal Species (n = 257) | Present allocation (n = 78) | Ref. |
|---|---|---|
| Mugil abu Heckel, 1843 | Planiliza abu | 4833 |
| Mugil affinis Günther, 1861 | Planiliza affinis | 31382 |
| Liza akame Tanaka, 1916 | Planiliza macrolepis | 2830 |
| Mugil alatus Steindachner, 1892 | Planiliza alata | 4393 |
| Mugil albula Forster, 1801 | Aldrichetta forsteri | 46206 |
| Mugil albula Linnaeus, 1766 | Mugil cephalus | 27116 |
| Mugil alcocki Ogilby, 1908 | Planiliza subviridis | 31382 |
| Liza alosoides Fowler, 1903 | Chelon dumerili | 3573 |
| Liza alosoides Fowler, 1903 | Chelon ramada | 7399 |
| Mugil amarulus Valenciennes, 1836 | Osteomugil cunnesius | 4833 |
| Mugil anpinensis Oshima, 1922 | Planiliza melinoptera | 2871 |
| Mugil argenteus Quoy & Gaimard, 1825 | Gracilimugil argenteus | 26282 |
| Mugil ashanteensis Bleeker, 1863 | Mugil cephalus | 2683 |
| Mugil atherinoides Duncker & Mohr, 1926 | Osteomugil cunnesius | 92079 |
| Mugil auratus Risso, 1810 | Chelon auratus | 3573 |
| Mugil auratus (non Risso, 1810) | Chelon dumerili | 3573 |
| Mugil australis Steindachner, 1879 | Gracilimugil argenteus | 9812 |
| Mugil axillaris Valenciennes, 1836 | Crenimugil seheli | 2871 |
| Myxus bananensis Pellegrin, 1927 | Mugil bananensis | 3573 |
| Liza bandialensis Diouf, 1991 | Chelon bandialensis | 89987 |
| Mugil banksi Seale, 1910 | Crenimugil heterocheilos | 94476 |
| Myxus barnardi Gilchrist & Thompson, 1914 | Mugil cephalus | 4393 |
| Mugil belanak Bleeker, 1857 | Planiliza planiceps | 4833 |
| Agonostoma birarae Duncker & Mohr, 1926 | Osteomugil engeli | 92079 |
| Mugil bispinosus Bowdich, 1825 | Chelon bispinosus | 7399 |
| Mugil bleekeri Günther, 1861 | Crenimugil seheli | 92079 |
| Mugil borbonicus Valenciennes, 1836 | Crenimugil seheli | 9812 |
| Liza borealis Popov, 1930 | Planiliza haematocheilus | 49704 |
| Mugil borneensis Bleeker, 1851 | Planiliza macrolepis | 2830 |
| Mugil brasiliensis Agassiz, 1831 | Chelon dumerili | 34088 |
| Mugil brasiliensis (non Spix & Agassiz, 1831) | Mugil curema | 3646 |
| Mugil brasiliensis Agassiz, 1831 | Mugil liza | 3791 |
| Mugil breviceps Valenciennes, 1836 | Chelon auratus | 3573 |
| Mugil breviceps Steindachner, 1866 | Trachystoma petardi | 92079 |
| Querimana brevirostris Ribeiro, 1915 | Mugil brevirostris | 99819 |
| Mugil britannicus Hancock, 1830 | Chelon ramada | 7465 |
| Mugil broussonnetii Valenciennes, 1836 | Mugil broussonnetii | 9812 |
| Mugil buchanani Bleeker, 1853 | Crenimugil buchanani | 4833 |
| Mugil buosega Nardo, 1847 | Chelon labrosus | 13696 |
| Myxus caecutiens Günther, 1876 | Mugil cephalus | 3573 |
| Mugil caeruleomaculatus Lacepède, 1803 | Crenimugil seheli | 2871 |
| Chelon caeruleus Deef, 2018 | Chelon caeruleus | 121848 |
| Mugil canaliculatus Smith, 1935 | Chelon dumerili | 2683 |
| Mugil capensis Valenciennes, 1836 | Pseudomyxus capensis | 6465 |
| Mugil capito Cuvier, 1829 | Chelon ramada | 7465 |
| Mugil capito (non Cuvier, 1829) | Chelon richardsonii | 3573 |
| Myxus capurrii Perugia, 1892 | Mugil capurrii | 7399 |
| Mugil carinatus Valenciennes, 1836 | Planiliza carinata | 26282 |
| Mugil carinatus (non Valenciennes, 1836) | Planiliza affinis | 55073 |
| Mugil cascasia Hamilton, 1822 | Minimugil cascasia | 4833 |
| Mugil caustelus Nardo, 1847 | Chelon ramada | 13696 |
| Mugil cephalotus Valenciennes, 1836 | Mugil cephalus | 3573 |
| Mugil cephalus Linnaeus, 1758 | Mugil cephalus | 9321 |
| Mugil cephalus (non Linnaeus, 1758) | Mugil capurrii | 7399 |
| Mugil ceramensis Bleeker, 1853 | Planiliza melinoptera | 2871 |
| Mugil ceylonensis Günther, 1861 | Crenimugil buchanani | 2830 |
| Mugil chaptalii (non Eydoux & Souleyet, 1850) | Mugil cephalus | 26282 |
| Mugil chaptalii Eydoux & Souleyet, 1850 | Neomyxus leuciscus | 86689 |
| Mugil chelo (non Cuvier, 1829) | Chelon auratus | 3573 |
| Mugil chelo (non Cuvier, 1829) | Chelon bispinosus | 7399 |
| Mugil chelo Cuvier, 1829 | Chelon labrosus | 3573 |
| Mugil cirrhostomus Forster, 1801 | Crenimugil crenilabis | 9812 |
| Mugil compressus (non Günther, 1861) | Parachelon grandisquamis | 92079 |
| Mugil compressus Günther, 1861 | Planiliza melinoptera | 94664 |
| Mugil corrugatus Lowe, 1838 | Chelon labrosus | 13696 |
| Mugil corsula Hamilton, 1822 | Rhinomugil corsula | 1479 |
| Mugil crenilabis Forsskål, 1775 | Crenimugil crenilabis | 31382 |
| Mugil crenilabis our Fabricius, 1775 | Mugil cephalus | 2830 |
| Mugil crenilabis seheli Fabricius, 1775 | Crenimugil seheli | 4833 |
| Mugil crenilabis tade Fabriciusl, 1775 | Planiliza tade | 4833 |
| Mugil cryptocheilos Valenciennes, 1836 | Chelon auratus | 3573 |
| Mugil cunnesius Valenciennes, 1836 | Osteomugil cunnesius | 2109 |
| Mugil curema Valenciennes, 1836 | Mugil curema | 9626 |
| Mugil curtus Yarrell, 1836 | Chelon labrosus | 13696 |
| Mugil curvidens Valenciennes, 1836 | Mugil curvidens | 3791 |
| Mugil cylindricus Valenciennes, 1836 | Crenimugil seheli | 9812 |
| Nestis cyprinoides Valenciennes, 1836 | Agonostomus telfairii | 3573 |
| Joturus daguae Eigenmann, 1918 | Dajaus monticola | 79670 |
| Mugil decemradiatus Günther, 1861 | Crenimugil seheli | 92079 |
| Mugil delicatus Jouan, 1878 | Ellochelon vaigiensis | 92079 |
| Mugil delicatus Alleyne & Macleay, 1877 | Crenimugil seheli | 92079 |
| Mugil diadema Gilchrist & Thompson, 1911 | Planiliza alata | 4393 |
| Dajaus diemensis Richardson, 1840 | Aldrichetta forsteri | 9812 |
| Neomugil digueti Vaillant, 1894 | Dajaus monticola | 79670 |
| Mugil dobula Günther, 1861 | Mugil cephalus | 31382 |
| Nestis dobuloides Valenciennes, 1836 | Agonostomus telfairii | 3573 |
| Mugil dubahra Valenciennes, 1836 | Chelon ramada | 7465 |
| Mugil dumerili Steindachner, 1870 | Chelon dumerili | 114224 |
| Mugil dussumieri Valenciennes, 1836 | Planiliza subviridis | 9812 |
| Dajaus elongatus Kner, 1863 | Dajaus monticola | 79670 |
| Myxus elongatus Günther, 1861 | Myxus elongatus | 8879 |
| Mugil engeli Bleeker, 1858 | Osteomugil engeli | 92887 |
| Mugil euronotus Smith, 1846 | Pseudomyxus capensis | 3573 |
| Mugil falcipinnis Valenciennes, 1836 | Neochelon falcipinnis | 3573 |
| Mugil fasciatus Valenciennes, 1836 | Crenimugil crenilabis | 27116 |
| Mugil ferrandi Valenciennes, 1836 | Gracilimugil argenteus | 9812 |
| Liza formosae Oshima, 1922 | Osteomugil formosae | 31382 |
| Mugil forsteri Valenciennes, 1836 | Aldrichetta forsteri | 26282 |
| Aldrichetta forsteri nonpilcharda Whitley, 1951 | Aldrichetta forsteri | 26282 |
| Mugil gaimardianus (non Desmarest, 1831) | Mugil brevirostris | 99819 |
| Mugil gaimardianus (non Desmarest, 1831) | Mugil curema | 3791 |
| Mugil gaimardianus Desmarest, 1831 | Mugil rubrioculus | 58684 |
| Mugil galapagensis (non Ebeling, 1961) | Mugil cephalus | 2109 |
| Mugil galapagensis Ebeling, 1961 | Mugil galapagensis | 11482 |
| Mugil gelatinosus Klunzinger, 1872 | Mugil cephalus | 31382 |
| Mugil georgii Ogilby, 1897 | Paramugil georgii | 75154 |
| Agonostoma globiceps Günther, 1874 | Joturus pichardi | 79670 |
| Aeschrichthys goldiei Macleay, 1883 | Cestraeus goldiei | 26282 |
| Mugil grandis Castelnau, 1879 | Mugil cephalus | 31382 |
| Mugil grandisquamis Valenciennes, 1836 | Parachelon grandisquamis | 7380 |
| Mugil guentheri Steindachner, 1864 | Mugil incilis | 93826 |
| Querimana gyrans Jordan & Gilbert, 1884 | Mugil trichodon | 58684 |
| Mugil haematocheilus Temminck & Schlegel, 1845 | Planiliza haematocheilus | 26282 |
| Mugil hamiltonii Day, 1870 | Sicamugil hamiltonii | 4833 |
| Agonostomus hancocki Seale, 1932 | Dajaus monticola | 79670 |
| Myxus harengus Günther, 1861 | Mugil curema | 26282 |
| Mugil heterocheilos Bleeker, 1855 | Crenimugil heterocheilos | 26282 |
| Mugil hishni Misra, 1943 | Planiliza abu | 4833 |
| Mugil hoefleri Steindachner, 1882 | Chelon dumerili | 2683 |
| Mugil hospes Jordan & Culver, 1895 | Mugil hospes | 3791 |
| Mugil hospes (non Jordan & Culver, 1895) | Mugil brevirostris | 99819 |
| Mugil hypselopterus Günther, 1861 | Parachelon grandisquamis | 3573 |
| Mugil hypselosoma Ogilby, 1897 | Mugil cephalus | 31382 |
| Mugil incilis Hancock, 1830 | Mugil incilis | 9626 |
| Mugil irretitus Gosse, 1851 | Dajaus monticola | 79670 |
| Mugil japonicus Temminck & Schlegel, 1845 | Mugil cephalus | 2109 |
| Mugil javanicus Bleeker, 1853 | Planiliza subviridis | 2109 |
| Mugil jerdoni Day, 1876 | Planiliza subviridis | 2830 |
| Mugil kandavensis Günther, 1877 | Osteomugil engeli | 2871 |
| Mugil kelaartii Günther, 1861 | Osteomugil cunnesius | 4833 |
| Oedalechilus kesteveni Whitley, 1943 | Crenimugil buchanani | 2830 |
| Mugil klunzingeri Day, 1888 | Planiliza klunzingeri | 26282 |
| Mugil labeo Cuvier, 1829 | Oedalechilus labeo | 7465 |
| Mugil labiosus Valenciennes, 1836 | Plicomugil labiosus | 31382 |
| Mugil labrosus Risso, 1827 | Chelon labrosus | 26282 |
| Mugil lauvergnii Eydoux & Souleyet, 1850 | Crenimugil crenilabis | 31382 |
| Mugil lebranchus Poey, 1860 | Mugil liza | 26282 |
| Mugil lepidopterus Fowler, 1918 | Planiliza subviridis | 94476 |
| Myxus leuciscus Günther, 1872 | Neomyxus leuciscus | 26282 |
| Mugil lineatus Valenciennes, 1836 | Mugil cephalus | 26282 |
| Mugil liza Valenciennes, 1836 | Mugil liza | 9626 |
| Mugil longicauda Guitart & Alvarez-Lojonchere, 1976 | Mugil longicauda | 106084 |
| Mugil longimanus Günther, 1861 | Osteomugil cunnesius | 4833 |
| Mugil lotreganus Nardo, 1847 | Chelon auratus | 13696 |
| Ellochelon luciae Penrith & Penrith, 1967 | Planiliza melinoptera | 123262 |
| Agonostomus macracanthus Regan, 1907 | Dajaus monticola | 79670 |
| Mugil macrocheilos Bleeker, 1854 | Crenimugil crenilabis | 93826 |
| Mugil macrolepidotus Rüppell, 1830 | Ellochelon vaigiensis | 92079 |
| Mugil macrolepis Smith, 1846 | Planiliza macrolepis | 4393 |
| Mugil maderensis Lowe, 1839 | Chelon auratus | 3573 |
| Mullus malabaricus Shaw, 1804 | Crenimugil seheli | 92079 |
| Myxus malayanus Herre, 1936 | Mugil broussonnetii | 9812 |
| Liza mandapamensis Thomson, 1997 | Planiliza mandapamensis | 46206 |
| Mugil margaritae Menezes, Nirchio, Oliveira & Siccharamirez, 2015 | Mugil margaritae | 99819 |
| Myxus maroccensis Mohr, 1927 | Chelon ramada | 7465 |
| Mugil melanochir Valenciennes, 1836 | Ellochelon vaigiensis | 92079 |
| Mugil melinopterus Valenciennes, 1836 | Planiliza melinoptera | 4833 |
| Liza menada Tanaka, 1916 | Planiliza haematocheilus | 43239 |
| Mugil metzelaari Chabanaud, 1926 | Mugil curema | 3646 |
| Mugil mexicanus Steindachner, 1876 | Mugil cephalus | 26282 |
| Agonostoma microps Günther, 1861 | Dajaus monticola | 79670 |
| Mugil monodi Chabanaud, 1926 | Mugil capurrii | 7399 |
| Mugil monticola Bancroft, 1834 | Dajaus monticola | 79670 |
| Mugil muelleri Klunzinger, 1879 | Mugil cephalus | 31382 |
| Trachystoma multidens Ogilby, 1888 | Trachystoma petardi | 75154 |
| Mugil multilineatus Smith, 1846 | Chelon richardsonii | 3573 |
| Agonostoma nasutum Günther, 1861 | Dajaus monticola | 79670 |
| Mugil nasutus De Vis, 1883 | Squalomugil nasutus | 26282 |
| Chaenomugil nauticus Bryan & Herre, 1903 | Neomyxus leuciscus | 9812 |
| Mugil neocalidonicus Castelnau, 1873 | Crenimugil crenilabis | 31382 |
| Mugil nigrostrigatus Günther, 1861 | Chelon bispinosus | 7399 |
| Mugil nortoni Ogilby, 1908 | Paramugil georgii | 9812 |
| Mugil occidentalis Castelnau, 1873 | Ellochelon vaigiensis | 92079 |
| Mugil octoradiatus (non Günther, 1861) | Chelon ramada | 7465 |
| Mugil octoradiatus Günther, 1861 | Chelon auratus | 13696 |
| Mugil ogilbyi Fowler, 1918 | Planiliza subviridis | 94476 |
| Mugil oligolepis Bleeker, 1859 | Paramugil parmatus | 9812 |
| Mugil oligolepis (non Bleeker, 1859) | Planiliza melinoptera | 4833 |
| Mugil olivaceus Day, 1876 | Planiliza parsia | 4833 |
| Mugil ophuysenii Bleeker, 1858 | Osteomugil cunnesius | 2830 |
| Moolgarda ordensis Whitley, 1945 | Planiliza ordensis | 9812 |
| Cestraeus oxyrhyncus Valenciennes, 1836 | Cestraeus oxyrhyncus | 12965 |
| Myxus pacificus Steindachner, 1900 | Mugil cephalus | 26282 |
| Mugil papillosus Macleay, 1883 | Crenimugil heterocheilos | 94476 |
| Mugil parmatus Cantor, 1849 | Paramugil parmatus | 26282 |
| Mugil parsia Hamilton, 1822 | Planiliza parsia | 92906 |
| Liza parva Oshima, 1922 | Planiliza macrolepis | 56787 |
| Mugil parviceps Waite, 1904 | Trachystoma petardi | 92079 |
| Mugil pedaraki Valenciennes, 1836 | Crenimugil pedaraki | 12965 |
| Agonostoma percoides Günther, 1861 | Dajaus monticola | 79670 |
| Mugil peronii Valenciennes, 1836 | Gracilimugil argenteus | 9812 |
| Chelon persicus Senou, Randall & Okiyama, 1995 | Planiliza persica | 13710 |
| Mugil peruanus Hildebrand, 1946 | Mugil cephalus | 10937 |
| Mugil perusii (non Valenciennes, 1836) | Mugil cephalus | 26282 |
| Mugil perusii Valenciennes, 1836 | Osteomugil perusii | 26282 |
| Liza pescadorensis Oshima, 1922 | Planiliza macrolepis | 55073 |
| Mugil petardi Castelnau, 1875 | Trachystoma petardi | 2906 |
| Mugil petherici Günther, 1861 | Chelon ramada | 7465 |
| Mugil petrosus Valenciennes, 1836 | Mugil curema | 7399 |
| Mugil philippinus Fowler, 1918 | Planiliza subviridis | 94476 |
| Joturus pichardi Poey, 1860 | Joturus pichardi | 9321 |
| Mugil planiceps Valenciennes, 1836 | Planiliza planiceps | 39189 |
| Mugil platanus Günther, 1880 | Mugil liza | 93305 |
| Cestraeus plicatilis Valenciennes, 1836 | Cestraeus plicatilis | 9812 |
| Mugil poicilus Day, 1865 | Planiliza macrolepis | 4833 |
| Mugil proboscideus Günther, 1861 | Chaenomugil proboscideus | 26282 |
| Mugil productus Fischer, 1885 | Parachelon grandisquamis | 7399 |
| Myxus profugus Mohr, 1927 | Planiliza affinis | 31382 |
| Mugil provensalis (non Risso, 1810) | Chelon bispinosus | 7399 |
| Mugil provensalis (non Risso, 1810) | Chelon labrosus | 7399 |
| Mugil provensalis (non Risso, 1810) | Oedalechilus labeo | 7465 |
| Mugil provensalis Risso, 1810 | Mugil cephalus | 13696 |
| Mugil pseudotelestes Pietschmann, 1912 | Planiliza abu | 115344 |
| Moolgarda pura Whitley, 1945 | Crenimugil seheli | 94476 |
| Mugil ramada Risso, 1827 | Chelon ramada | 54621 |
| Mugil rammelsbergii Tschudi, 1846 | Mugil cephalus | 28023 |
| Mugil ramsayi Macleay, 1883 | Gracilimugil argenteus | 92079 |
| Mugil richardsonii Smith, 1846 | Chelon richardsonii | 4393 |
| Mugil robustus Günther, 1861 | Osteomugil robustus | 4393 |
| Mugil rodericensis Günther, 1876 | Planiliza macrolepis | 3573 |
| Mugil rossii Bleeker, 1854 | Ellochelon vaigiensis | 92079 |
| Mugil rubrioculus Harrison, Nirchio, Oliveira, Ron & Gaviria, 2007 | Mugil rubrioculus | 58684 |
| Mugil rueppellii Günther, 1861 | Crenimugil crenilabis | 31382 |
| Mugil ruthveni Fowler, 1918 | Planiliza subviridis | 94476 |
| Mugil saliens Risso, 1810 | Chelon saliens | 7465 |
| Liza saliens furcata Popov, 1930 | Chelon saliens | 13696 |
| Agonostomus salvini Regan, 1907 | Dajaus monticola | 79670 |
| Mugil schlegeli Bleeker, 1863 | Parachelon grandisquamis | 93826 |
| Myxus sclateri Steindachner, 1878 | Neomyxus leuciscus | 9812 |
| Mugil septentrionalis Günther, 1861 | Chelon labrosus | 13696 |
| Mugil setosus Gilbert, 1892 | Mugil setosus | 9321 |
| Mugil smithii Günther, 1861 | Planiliza macrolepis | 3573 |
| Mugil soiuy Basilewsky, 1855 | Planiliza haematocheilus | 49704 |
| Mugil speigleri Bleeker, 1858 | Osteomugil speigleri | 4833 |
| Agonostoma squamipinne Mohr, 1927 | Dajaus monticola | 79670 |
| Mugil stevensi Ogilby, 1908 | Planiliza subviridis | 31382 |
| Joturus stipes Jordan & Gilbert, 1882 | Joturus pichardi | 79670 |
| Mugil strongylocephalus Richardson, 1846 | Osteomugil cunnesius | 2109 |
| Mugil subviridis Valenciennes, 1836 | Planiliza subviridis | 4833 |
| Mugil sundanensis Bleeker, 1853 | Planiliza subviridis | 2109 |
| Myxus superficialis Klunzinger, 1870 | Mugil cephalus | 27116 |
| Mugil suppositus Günther, 1861 | Osteomugil speigleri | 9812 |
| Mugil suppositus (non Günther, 1861) | Osteomugil formosae | 31382 |
| Mugil tadopsis Ogilby, 1908 | Planiliza subviridis | 31382 |
| Mugil tang Bloch, 1794 | Mugil cephalus | 13696 |
| Mugil tegobuan Montrouzier, 1857 | Ellochelon vaigiensis | 92079 |
| Agonostomus telfairi catalai Pellegrin, 1932 | Agonostomus catalai | 80565 |
| Agonostomus telfairii Bennett, 1832 | Agonostomus telfairii | 3573 |
| Mugil thoburni Jordan & Starks, 1896 | Mugil thoburni | 26282 |
| Mugil trichodon Poey, 1875 | Mugil trichodon | 9626 |
| Mugil tricuspidens Smith, 1935 | Chelon tricuspidens | 4393 |
| Myxus trimaculatus Klunzinger, 1870 | Osteomugil speigleri | 92079 |
| Mugil troschelii Bleeker, 1858 | Planiliza macrolepis | 2830 |
| Mugil vaigiensis Quoy & Gaimard, 1825 | Ellochelon vaigiensis | 4833 |
| Mugil ventricosus Castelnau, 1875 | Ellochelon vaigiensis | 75154 |
| Mugil verselata Nardo, 1847 | Chelon saliens | 13696 |
| Mugil vulpinus Nardo, 1847 | Mugil cephalus | 13696 |