292. Mugil cephalus Linnaeus, 1758

Common name. Flathead mullet

Taxonomy. Original description: Mugil cephalus Linnaeus, 1758: 316 [European sea, Europe; syntypes: NRM 43 (1), 44 (2), 143 (1)] .

Revisions. None.

Illustrations. Jouladeh-Roudbar et al. (2020: 277, fig. 503).

Distribution in Iran. —Distribution in River Basin: Tigris, Makran, Caspian Sea.—Distribution in Ecoregions: 442-Upper Tigris & Euphrates, 434-Kura-South Caspian Drainages, 701-Baluchistan.

Status in Iran. [Native].—Kefal mahi-e sarpahn.—Listed in previous checklists from Iran by Esmaeili et al. (2017 a, 2018); Jouladeh-Roudbar et al. (2020) and Eagderi et al. (2022).—Iran material: ZM-CBSU.

Conservation. —IUCN: LC.