Where has the Leaping African Mullet been recorded?

Mugil capurrii occurrence evidence comes from 631 records in 1 countries and territories, from 2020 to 2023. Most records come from Mauritania.

631 records
1 places
2 years recorded
— class

Mugiliformes Mugilidae Mugil

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Evidence found

631 records across 1 countries and territories, 2020–2023.

Mugil capurrii · GBIF taxon key 2400662

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 Leaping African Mullet has been recorded

The countries below show where occurrence evidence exists for Leaping African 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.

Place	Records	Share
Mauritania	631

Related animals

Others in the family Mugilidae.

Record pattern: repeated
Repeated records across many years and months. 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.