Author: Ebeling, 1961
FBname: Galapagos mullet
Remark: This species is synonym of <i>Mugil cephalus</i> Linnaeus, 1758 in Eschmeyer (CofF ver. Nov. 2020: Ref. 86697) following Thomson (1997) and Whitfield et al. (2012).  More studies are needed, or please send reference.
Comments: Form schools over sandy bottoms.  Fees mainly on detritus and algae, but also on insects, fish eggs, and plankton.  Oviparous, eggs are pelagic and non-adhesive (Ref. 205).