Chaenomugil proboscideus

Chaenomugil proboscideus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Mugiliformes
Family: Mugilidae
Genus: Chaenomugil
T. N. Gill, 1863
Species: C. proboscideus
Binomial name
Chaenomugil proboscideus
(Günther, 1861)

Chaenomugil proboscideus, the Snouted mullet, is a species mullet found along the western coast of North America from Mexico to Panama. 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.

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