Species: Mugil rubrioculus, Redeye mullet

Mugil rubrioculus Harrison & Nirchio & Oliveira & Ron & Gaviria, 2007

Redeye mullet

Moderately elongate, robust body; head deeper than wide at rear edge of operculum, top of head flat; eyes mostly covered by a well developed transparent fatty eyelid; mouth small, opens at front, (rear end of upper jaw reaching to between rear nostril and level of front rim of eye), lips thin, with knob at front of lower lips; outer (primary) teeth in jaws tiny but visible with naked eye as a fine fringe, distinctly curved, those an upper jaw with wide tips; upper jaw with broad toothless gap between outer (primary) row and inner (secondary) row of teeth; less than 30 teeth per side of top and bottom jaws; two short, widely spaced dorsal fins, IV (origin midway between snout tip and tail fin base) + l, 8; anal fin III,9 (juvenile II, i9);  pectorals high on body, 1st ray hard, i, 16 (15-17), fin usually not reaching level of origin of first dorsal fin, 17.3-18.9% of SL; pelvics inserted behind pectoral base; forked tail; scales moderate to large, rough on body of adults; scales in lateral series from top of pectoral base to base of caudal fin 35-38, 11.5-13 (rarely 14) in transverse series, 17-19 around tail base; flank scales usually without small accessory scales; 8-11 scales in longitudinal series before tip of pectoral fin; pectoral axillary scale 5-8% of SL; second dorsal and anal fins completely scaled; no lateral line.