What Animal Lives Where

Where has the Banana Mullet been recorded?

Mugil bananensis occurrence evidence comes from 1,327 records in 3 countries and territories, from 2012 to 2023. Most records come from Mauritania.

MugiliformesMugilidaeMugil

Observation evidence passport

Evidence found

1,327 records across 3 countries and territories, 2012–2023.

Mugil bananensis · GBIF taxon key 2400633

Source coverage

CC0 GBIF Animalia occurrence facets, including country, month and year summaries.

Refreshed 2026-09-21. Inspect the taxon on GBIF.

What this means

The species has been recorded in the listed places in the stated source universe. Peak month: May.

1 month reach at least 10% of the peak facet count.

What this does not mean

repeated describes the record pattern, not a formal range, residency, abundance or conservation assessment.

A single record remains evidence of a recording, not proof that a population lives there.

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When it is recorded

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Peak month: May. Records cluster in the months an animal is present and being looked for, so a summer peak can reflect observer effort as much as the animal.

Where Banana Mullet has been recorded

The countries below show where occurrence evidence exists for Banana Mullet. They do not define a complete habitat range: survey effort differs by place, and historical or one-off records can appear alongside repeated presence.

PlaceRecordsShare
Mauritania 1,321
Benin 5
Guinea-Bissau 1

Related animals

Others in the family Mugilidae.

Brasilian Mullet
Brasilian Mullet
860 records
Leaping African Mullet
631 records
Sicklefin Mullet
485 records
Parassi mullet
268 records
Record pattern: repeated
Repeated records concentrated in part of the year. This is inferred from how many years and months the animal appears in, not from a range map — treat it as evidence, not a formal assessment.