The Red List Assessment
Lalèyè, P. 2010. Mugil cephalus (Western Africa assessment). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2010: e.T135567A4146441. Accessed on 03 May 2025.
Population trend
Unknown
Number of mature individuals
Habitat and ecology
Wetlands (inland), Marine Neritic, Marine Coastal/Supratidal
Geographic range
Distribution data is not mapped for this species.
Assessment Information
IUCN Red List Category and Criteria
Date assessed
02 February 2007
Year published
2010
Annotations
Needs updating
Assessment Information in detail
Geographic Range
Native
Extant (resident)
Albania; Algeria; Andorra; Australia; Bangladesh; Barbados; Brazil; Bulgaria; Cabo Verde; Canada; Chile; China; Colombia; Costa Rica; Cuba; Cyprus; Côte d'Ivoire; Dominica; Dominican Republic; Ecuador; El Salvador; Fiji; France; French Guiana; French Polynesia; Gabon; Gambia; Georgia; Ghana; Greece; Grenada; Guatemala; Guinea; Guinea-Bissau; Guyana; Haiti; Hong Kong; India; Indonesia; Israel; Italy; Jamaica; Japan; Kazakhstan; Kenya; Lebanon; Libya; Madagascar; Malaysia; Malta; Mauritania; Mexico; Morocco; Mozambique; Namibia; New Caledonia; New Zealand; Nicaragua; Nigeria; Pakistan; Panama; Papua New Guinea; Paraguay; Philippines; Portugal; Puerto Rico; Romania; Réunion; Sao Tome and Principe; Saudi Arabia; Senegal; Seychelles; Sierra Leone; Slovenia; Somalia; South Africa; Spain; Suriname; Syrian Arab Republic; Taiwan, Province of China; Tanzania, United Republic of; Tonga; Tunisia; Türkiye; Ukraine; United Kingdom; United States; Vanuatu; Viet Nam
Presence Uncertain
Benin; Cameroon; Liberia; Togo
Number of locations
Upper depth limit
Lower depth limit
Geographic Range in detail
Population
Current population trend
Number of mature individuals
Population severely fragmented
No
Continuing decline of mature individuals
Population in detail
Habitat and Ecology
System
Habitat type
Wetlands (inland), Marine Neritic, Marine Coastal/Supratidal
Generation length (years)
Congregatory
Movement patterns
Continuing decline in area, extent and/or quality of habitat
Habitat and Ecology in detail
Threats
Threats in detail
Use and Trade
Food - human
Local:
✔
National:
✘
International:
✘
Use and Trade in detail
Conservation Actions
Conservation Actions in detail
Bibliography
Red List Bibliography
External Data
Images and External Links
Images and External Links in detail
CITES Legislation from Species+
Data source
The information below is from the Species+ website.
CITES Legislation from Species+ in detail
Ex situ data from Species360
Data source
The information below is from Species360's Zoological Information Management System (ZIMS).
Ex situ data from Species360 in detail
Studies and Actions from Conservation Evidence
Data source
The information below is from the Conservation Evidence website.