Identification of a new mullet species complex based on an integrative molecular and cytogenetic investigation of Mugil hospes (Mugilidae: Mugiliformes)
Mullets are very common fishes included in the family Mugilidae, (Mugiliformes), which
are characterized by both a remarkably uniform external morphology and internal
anatomy. Recently, within this family, different species complexes were molecularly
identified within Mugil, a genus which is characterized by lineages that sometimes
show very different karyotypes. Here we report the results of cytogenetic and molecular
analyses conducted on Mugil hospes, commonly known as the hospe mullet, from